Drugs and Theater in Early Modern England

Author	: Tanya Pollard
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages	: 222
Release	: 2005
ISBN-10	: 9780199270835
ISBN-13	: 019927083X
Rating	: 4/5 (83X Downloads)

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Download or read book Drugs and Theater in Early Modern England written by Tanya Pollard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws upon both medical and literary research to show the preoccupation of Shakespeare and his contemporaries with drugs and poisons in their dramas.

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