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 ofhuman motivation, of sexual and political identity. At its centre are readings of major works of French literature. INDICE: List of images; Note on translations and references; Introduction:'Mighty Magic'; 1: Rabelais's monsters: Andromeda, natural history, and romance; 2: 'Monstrueuses guerres': Ronsard, mythology, and the writing of war; 3: Montaigne's children: metaphor, medicine, and the imagination; 4: Corneille's Andromeda: painting, medicine, and the politics of spectacle; 5: Pascal's monsters: angels, beasts, and human being; 6: Racine's children: the end of the line; Epilogue: Between testimony and hearsay; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-957702-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 368
- Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés