Exceptional bodies in early modern culture : concepts of monstrosity before the advent of the normal /

Drawing on a rich array of textual and visual primary sources-including medicine, satire, play script, dictionaries, natural philosophy, and texts on collecting wonders-this book provides a fresh perspective on monstrosity in early modern European culture. The essays explore how exceptional bodies c...

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Další autoři: Bondestam, Maja (Editor)
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press [2020]
Edice:Monsters & marvels
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1b0fw18