The Monster in the Machine
Magic, Medicine, and the Marvelous in the Time of the Scientific Revolution
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2000
287 pages
978-0-8223-8035-1 (ISBN)
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A study of monstrosity and baroque poetics in the cultural context of 17-century Italy.
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Zakiya Hanafi
The Monster in the Machine
Magic, Medicine, and the Marvelous in the Time of the Scientific Revolution
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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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10/2000
Duke University Press
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Zakiya Hanafi is an independent scholar who divides her time between Seattle, Washington, and Venice, Italy.
Content
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Monstrous Matter
Chapter 2: Monstrous Machines
Chapter 3: Medicine and the Mechanical Body
Chapter 4: Vico's Monstrous Body
Chapter 5: Monstrous Metaphor
Afterword
Notes
Works Consulted
Index
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Monstrous Matter
Chapter 2: Monstrous Machines
Chapter 3: Medicine and the Mechanical Body
Chapter 4: Vico's Monstrous Body
Chapter 5: Monstrous Metaphor
Afterword
Notes
Works Consulted
Index
