Theatrical Bodies: Acting Out Comedy and Tragedy in Two Anatomical Displays

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Culturally constructed relationships between art, science, and economics are reflected in human anatomy displays and entwined with their rhetorical efficacy. This paper juxtaposes Andre Vesaliusa?? 1543 book of anatomy, On the Fabric of the Human Body, with the contemporary anatomy display Bodies a?| The Exhibition in order to think about the cultural contexts that inform these works, the unique intents of their designers, and the visual similarities and differences that in some ways unite them and in other ways mark them as centuries apart. Ultimately, what becomes clear is how these two displays manifest two alternate visionsa??one Comic and one Tragica??of the human anatomy, both reflective of their cultural contexts.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true,"ui_click":true}; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15551393.2011.574067