Provider: World Shakespeare Bibliography https://www.worldshakesbib.org Database: WSB Content: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TY - THES SP - not paginated ID - bbbc15 T1 - "The Temporary Nature of Health: The Humoral Body in Early Modern Drama" AU - Headley, Cynthia Marie PY - 2013 DA - 2026 KW - humour KW - politics KW - travel KW - blood KW - pastoral LA - English AB - Discusses how early modern metaphors associated with the humoral body represent drama, politics, and travel in several of Shakespeare's plays. Examines blood metonyms and metaphor in Richard II; discusses the failure of archetypal healers in Winter's Tale, Alls Well That Ends Well, and Measure for Measure; and uses As You Like It to compare pastoral drama to travel narratives. ER -