Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England: Curiosity to See and Behold
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...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 the chapter structure alternates between the family's ordeal and the broader cultural context of how so-called 'monstrous births' (a contemporary term for deformed humans and animals) were discussed in cheap print, exhibited in London's pubs and coffeehouses, examined by the Royal Society, portrayed in visual culture, and litigated in London's legal courts. 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 |
| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024) |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (290 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9789048537969 |
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| spelling | Dirks, Whitney Verfasser aut Monstrosity, Bodies, and Knowledge in Early Modern England Curiosity to See and Behold Whitney Dirks Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2024] 2024 1 Online-Ressource (290 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Premodern Health, Disease, and Disability 11 Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2024) 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 the chapter structure alternates between the family's ordeal and the broader cultural context of how so-called 'monstrous births' (a contemporary term for deformed humans and animals) were discussed in cheap print, exhibited in London's pubs and coffeehouses, examined by the Royal Society, portrayed in visual culture, and litigated in London's legal courts. 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 In English AUP Wetenschappelijk Amsterdam University Press Health and Medicine History, Art History, and Archaeology Sociology and Social History HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714) bisacsh https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048537969?locatt=mode:legacy Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
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