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Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England
Curiosity to See and Behold
E-bok, 2025
831 kr
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In 1680, the poor cottager Mary Herring gave birth to conjoined twins. At two weeks of age, they were kidnapped to be shown for money, and their deaths shortly thereafter gave rise to a four-year legal battle over ownership and income. The Herring twins' microhistory weaves throughout this book, as …
Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England
Curiosity to See and Behold
E-bok, 2025
856 kr
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In 1680, the poor cottager Mary Herring gave birth to conjoined twins. At two weeks of age, they were kidnapped to be shown for money, and their deaths shortly thereafter gave rise to a four-year legal battle over ownership and income. The Herring twins' microhistory weaves throughout this book, as …
Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England
Curiosity to See and Behold
Häftad, 2025
725 kr
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In 1680, the poor cottager Mary Herring gave birth to conjoined twins. At two weeks of age, they were kidnapped to be shown for money, and their deaths shortly thereafter gave rise to a four-year legal battle over ownership and income. The Herring twins’ microhistory weaves throughout this book, as …
Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England
Curiosity to See and Behold
Inbunden, 2024
2190 kr
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This book ties together social and medical history, Disability Studies, and Monster Studies to argue that people discussed unusual bodies in early modern England because they provided newsworthy entertainment, revealed the will of God, and demonstrated the internal workings of Nature.
