The Surgeon in Medieval English Literature

1. Introduction: Surgery and the Wounds of Sin
Jeremy J. Citrome

Part I. Surgery and Metaphor

2. Surgery as Damnation in Cleanness

Jeremy J. Citrome

3. Salvation and The Siege of Jerusalem

Jeremy J. Citrome

Part II. Surgery and Embodiment

4. The Priest: John Audelay’s Wounds of Sin
Jeremy J. Citrome

5. The Surgeon: Surgery, Chivalry, and Sin in the Practica of John Arderne
Jeremy J. Citrome

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, History of Medicine, History of Medieval Europe, Medieval Literature, Classical and Antique Literature