My project analyses the development of popular medical knowledge in late medieval-renaissance England, through the investigation of its representation in popular literature. The scope of my research extends from medieval romance and drama (late C14th), commonly understood as influences on Shakespeare to the plays of Shakespeare (late C16th). The project investigates how the literary representation of medieval-renaissance medical ideas influenced perceptions of the human body and its relative state of health, through depictions of medical conditions and therapies.
My research interests include: medieval medicine, medical humanities, travel/crusading literature, material and visual culture, medieval bodies.