Monsters and Their Meanings in Early Modern Culture

Monsters and Their Meanings in Early Modern Culture
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 361
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ISBN-10 : 9780199577026
ISBN-13 : 0199577021
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Download or read book Monsters and Their Meanings in Early Modern Culture written by Wes Williams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wes Williams explores the place of monsters in the early modern imagination, charting the migration of the monstrous from natural history to moral philosophy, from descriptions of creatures found in the external world to the drama of human motivation, of sexual and political identity. At its centre are readings of major works of French literature.


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