Civic and Medical Worlds in Early Modern England: Performing Barbery and Surgery (Early Modern Literature in History)

Through a rich foray into popular literary culture and medical history, this book investigates representations of regular and irregular medical practice in early modern England, exploring what it meant to the early modern population for a group of practitioners to be associated with both the trade guilds and an emerging professional medical world. Through its rich foray into popular literary culture and medical history, this book investigates representations of regular and irregular medical practice in early modern England. Focusing on the prolific figures of the barber, surgeon and barber-surgeon, the author explores what it meant to the early modern population for a group of practitioners to be associated with both the trade guilds and an emerging professional medical world. The book uncovers the differences and cross-pollinations between barbers and surgeons' practices which play out across the literature: we learn not only about their cultural, civic, medical and occupational histories but also about how we should interpret patterns in language, name choice, performance, materiality, acoustics and semiology in the period. The investigations prompt new readings of Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Beaumont, among others. And with chapters delving into early modern representations of medical instruments, hairiness, bloodletting procedures, waxy or infected ears, wart removals and skeletons, readers will find much of the contribution of this book is in its detail, which brings its subject to life. This book investigates representations of regular and irregular medical practice in early modern England. Focusing on the prolific figures of the barber, surgeon and barber-surgeon, the author explores what it meant to the early modern population for a group of practitioners to be associated with both the trade guilds and an emerging professional medical world. The book uncovers the differences and cross-pollinationsbetween barbers and surgeons' practices which play out across the literature: it shows not only their cultural, civic, medical and occupational histories but also describes how we should interpret patterns in language, name choice, performance, materiality, acoustics and semiology in the period. The investigations prompt new readings of Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton and Beaumont, among others "Cover"--"Contents"--"List of Figures and Tables" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Abbreviations and Conventions" -- "Name" -- "Introduction: Naming of Parts" -- "Prop" -- "1 â#x80;#x98;Settinge up a shoppeâ#x80;#x99;: Inventories and Props" -- "Performance" -- "2 â#x80;#x98;Lend me thy basin, apron and razorâ#x80;#x99;: Disguise, (Mis)Appropriation, and Play" -- "Sign" -- "3 Semiotics of Barber-Surgery in Shakespeare: Chair and Basin" -- "Sound" -- "4 â#x80;#x98;And pleasant harmonie shall sound in your earesâ#x80;#x99;: Ballads, Music and Groans, Snip-snaps, Fiddlesticks, Ear-picks, and Wax" -- "Voice" -- "5 â#x80;#x98;An unnecessary flood of wordsâ#x80;#x99;?" -- "Epilogue" -- "Notes" -- "Bibliography." Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: Naming of Parts....Pages 3-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 ‘Settinge up a shoppe’: Inventories and Props....Pages 29-58 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 ‘Lend me thy basin, apron and razor’: Disguise, (Mis)Appropriation, and Play....Pages 61-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Semiotics of Barber-Surgery in Shakespeare: Chair and Basin....Pages 99-131 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 ‘And pleasant harmonie shall sound in your eares’: Ballads, Music and Groans, Snip-snaps, Fiddlesticks, Ear-picks, and Wax....Pages 135-162 Front Matter....Pages 163-163 ‘An unnecessary flood of words’?....Pages 165-200 Epilogue....Pages 201-202 Back Matter....Pages 203-277 Cover 1 Contents 8 List of Figures and Tables 9 Acknowledgements 10 Abbreviations and Conventions 11 Name 14 Introduction: Naming of Parts 15 Prop 38 1 ‘Settinge up a shoppe’: Inventories and Props 39 Performance 69 2 ‘Lend me thy basin, apron and razor’: Disguise, (Mis)Appropriation, and Play 70 Sign 105 3 Semiotics of Barber-Surgery in Shakespeare: Chair and Basin 106 Sound 139 4 ‘And pleasant harmonie shall sound in your eares’: Ballads, Music and Groans, Snip-snaps, Fiddlesticks, Ear-picks, and Wax 140 Voice 168 5 ‘An unnecessary flood of words’? 169 Epilogue 205 Notes 207 Bibliography 248 Index 271 Machine Generated Contents Note: Name -- Introduction: Naming Of Parts -- Prop -- 1. `settinge Up A Shoppe': Inventories And Props -- Performance -- 2. `lend Me Thy Basin, Apron And Razor': Disguise, (mis)appropriation, And Play -- Sign -- 3. Semiotics Of Barber-surgery In Shakespeare: Chair And Basin -- Sound -- 4. `and Pleasant Harmonie Shall Sound In Your Eares': Ballads, Music And Groans, Snip-snaps, Fiddlesticks, Ear-picks, And Wax -- Voice -- 5. `an Unnecessary Flood Of Words'?. Eleanor Decamp. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 244-266) And Index.