Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance : Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1580442757
ISBN-13
9781580442756
Edition
New
Publisher
Medieval Institute Publications
Imprint
Medieval Institute Publications
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 13th, 2018
Print length
220 Pages
Weight
682 grams
Dimensions
17.70 x 24.70 x 2.00 cms
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This book centers on how humanmonstrosity and physical deformity havebeen historically represented, categorized,and interpreted in various Italian and Frenchcourts of the late Renaissance.
At the center of this interdisciplinary studyare court monsters - dwarves, hirsutes, andmisshapen individuals - who, by their verypresence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-à-visanatomical difference, social virtues, andscientific knowledge. The study traces howthese monsters evolved from objects ofcuriosity, to scientific cases, to legallyindependent beings. The works examinedhere point to the intricate cultural, religious,ethical, and scientific perceptions ofmonstrous individuals who were fixtures incontemporary courts.
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