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Darrera modificació: 2018-05-29
Bases de dades: Sciència.cat
Ghadessi, Touba, Portraits of Human Monsters in the Renaissance: Dwarves, Hirsutes, and Castrati as Idealized Anatomical Anomalies, Kalamazoo, Medieval Institute Publications - Western Michigan University, 2018, 220 pp.
- Resum
- At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters--dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals--who, by their very presence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-à-vis anatomical difference, social virtues, and scientific knowledge. The study traces how these monsters evolved from objects of curiosity, to scientific cases, to legally independent beings. The works examined here point to the intricate cultural, religious, ethical, and scientific perceptions of monstrous individuals who were fixtures in contemporary courts.
Contents:
* Introduction · 1
* Difference as an Inquiry · 9
* Renaissance Portrait and Intellectual Frame · 41
* Perfected Miniatures: Dwarves at Court · 53
* A Civilized Savage: The Hirsute's Conquest · 99
* Audible Absence: The Castrato's Voice · 133
* Epilogue · 167
* Bibliography · 171
* Index · 193
- Matèries
- Història de l'art
Història de la cultura
Medicina - Cirurgia i anatomia
Folls i bufons
Música
- URL
- https://books.google.es/books?id=6Z9MDwAAQBAJ&print ...
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