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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2005 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-42.3.21
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
M arch 2005 Papers on Language and Literature 7 (1971): 80-84. W hile M arotti n o tes th a t a p u rg e could b e “by m e an s o f cathartics, em etics, b leed in g , a n d th e like” (81), d ie m o st c o m m o n m e a n in g o f th e w ord, b o th in th e play a n d in co n tem p o rary m edical discourse, is as d efin e d in J o h n M akluire, The Buckler ofBodilie Health (E d in b u rg h , 1630) 11: “P u rg in g th e n (as co m m only it is taken) is a cleansing o f th e body o f th e s u p e rflu o u s h u m o rs by u se o f m e d e c in e w orking dow new ard.” M akluire lists “sweete p r u n e s ” as o n e o f th e “g
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Mar 1, 2005