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The Monster in the Machine
Magic, Medicine, and the Marvelous in the Time of the Scientific Revolution
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English
Published/Copyright:
2000
About this book
A study of monstrosity and baroque poetics in the cultural context of 17-century Italy.
Author / Editor information
Zakiya Hanafi is an independent scholar who divides her time between Seattle, Washington, and Venice, Italy.
Reviews
“A well-researched, engagingly written, rich, and enlightening study.”—Deanna Shemek, author of Ladies Errant: Wayward Women and Social Order in Early Modern Italy
“This is a superlative and highly inventive piece of scholarship.”—Giuseppe F. Mazzotta, author of The New Map of the World: The Poetic Philosophy of Giambattista Vico
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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One: The Origins of Monsters
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Two: Monstrous Matter
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Three: Monstrous Machines
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Four: Medicine and the Mechanized Body
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Five: Vico’s Monstrous Body
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Six: Monstrous Metaphor
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Afterword
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
267
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October 25, 2000
eBook ISBN:
9780822380351
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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288
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16 b&w illustrations
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