Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England: Curiosity to See and Behold (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)

Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England: Curiosity to See and Behold

(Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Forfatter: Whitney Dirks

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This book ties together social and medical history, Disability Studies, and Monster Studies to argue that people discussed unusual bodies in early modern England because they provided newsworthy entertainment, revealed the will of God, and demonstrated the internal workings of Nature.

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Forlag Amsterdam University Press
Forfatter Whitney Dirks
Type Bog
Format Hardback
Sprog Engelsk
Udgivelsesdato 19-06-2024
Første udgivelsesår 2024
Serie Premodern Health, Disease, and Disability
Illustrationer 37 Illustrations, black and white
Originalsprog Netherlands
Sideantal 290
Indbinding Hardback
Forlag Amsterdam University Press
Sideoplysninger 290 pages
Mål 234 x 156
ISBN-13 / EAN-13 9789462986671