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Autore |
Hanafi Zakiya <1959-> |
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Titolo |
The monster in the machine : magic, medicine, and the marvelous in the time of the scientific revolution / / Zakiya Hanafi |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Durham, NC, : Duke University Press, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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9786613061935 |
9781283061933 |
1283061937 |
9780822380351 |
0822380358 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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e-Duke books scholarly collection |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Monsters - Italy - History - 17th century |
Human body (Philosophy) - Italy - History - 17th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The origins of monsters -- Monstrous matter -- Monstrous machines -- Medicine and the mechanized body -- Vico's monstrous body -- Monstrous metaphor. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A study of monstrosity and baroque poetics in the cultural context of 17-century Italy. |
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