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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bondestam, Maja (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2020]
Series:Monsters & marvels
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Human > Social aspects.
Monsters > Social aspects.
Abnormalities, Human, in literature.
Monsters in literature.
Abnormalities, Human.
Monsters.
Monstres > Aspect social.
Monstres dans la littérature.
Monstres.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
early modern, culture, monstrosity, bodies, normalization.
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