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x, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-307) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. The Mother's Fancy. 1. The Renaissance Monster. 2. Parental Singularity. 3. The Age of Imagination. 4. Unfaithful Resemblances. 5. Monstrous Father: The Birth of Teratogeny -- pt. II. Metaphors of Procreation. 6. Unwonted Paternity: The Genesis of Frankenstein. 7. The Artist's Studio. 8. Family Undertaking: Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. 9. Idumea. 10. Misconceptions. |
| Summary |
"From classical antiquity through the Enlightenment, the monstrous child bore witness to the fearsome power of the mother's imagination. What such a notion meant and how it reappeared, transformed, in the Romantic period are the questions explored in this book, a fascinating study of theories linking imagination, art, and monstrous progeny."--Back cover. |
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Mimesis in literature.
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Abnormalities, Human, in literature.
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Monsters in literature.
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Imagination in literature.
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Abnormalities, Human, in literature. (OCoLC)fst00794473
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Imagination in literature. (OCoLC)fst00967604
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Mimesis in literature. (OCoLC)fst01896075
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Monsters in literature. (OCoLC)fst01025760
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| ISBN |
0674586492 (pbk.) |
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9780674586499 (pbk.) |
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0674586514 (cloth) |
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9780674586512 (cloth) |
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