Monsters and their meanings in early modern culture
Williams, Wes.
Monsters and their meanings in early modern culture mighty magic / [electronic resource] : by Wes Williams. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xv, 344 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191728662 (ebook) : No price
French literature--History and criticism.--16th century
French literature--History and criticism.--17th century
Monsters in literature.
European literature--History and criticism.--Renaissance, 1450-1600
European literature--History and criticism.--17th century
Science--History--Europe--16th century.
Science--History--Europe--17th century.
Art, European--Themes, motives.--16th century
Art, European--Themes, motives.--17th century
Monsters in art.
PQ239
840.9374
Monsters and their meanings in early modern culture mighty magic / [electronic resource] : by Wes Williams. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xv, 344 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191728662 (ebook) : No price
French literature--History and criticism.--16th century
French literature--History and criticism.--17th century
Monsters in literature.
European literature--History and criticism.--Renaissance, 1450-1600
European literature--History and criticism.--17th century
Science--History--Europe--16th century.
Science--History--Europe--17th century.
Art, European--Themes, motives.--16th century
Art, European--Themes, motives.--17th century
Monsters in art.
PQ239
840.9374