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'Curiosity' and 'wonder' are topics of increasing interest and importance to Renaissance and Enlightenment historians. Conspicuous in a host of disciplines from history of science and technology to history of art, literature, and society, both have assumed a prominent place in studies of the Early Modern period. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to investigate the various manifestations of, and relationships between, 'curiosity' and 'wonder' from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Focused case studies on texts, objects and individuals explore the multifaceted natures of these themes, highlighting the intense fascination and continuing scrutiny to which each has been subjected over three centuries. From instances of curiosity in New World exploration to the natural wonders of 18th-century Italy, "Curiosity and Wonder from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment" locates its subjects in a broad geographical and disciplinary terrain. Taken together, the essays presented here construct a detailed picture of two complex themes, demonstrating the extent to which both have been transformed and reconstituted, often with dramatic results.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities History Regional & national history

• Pełny tytuł: Curiosity and Wonder from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
• Autor: R. J. W. Evans
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Twarda
• Liczba stron: 282
• EAN: 9780754641025
• ISBN: 0754641023
• ID: 04679277
• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Waga: 576 g
• Wymiary: 161 × 241 × 22 mm
• Data wydania: 03. October 2006

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