Hanafi, Zakiya, 1959-

The monster in the machine magic, medicine, and the marvelous in the time of the scientific revolution / [electronic resource] : Zakiya Hanafi. - Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2000. - xii, 272 p. : ill. - e-Duke books scholarly collection. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origins of monsters -- Monstrous matter -- Monstrous machines -- Medicine and the mechanized body -- Vico's monstrous body -- Monstrous metaphor.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.




Monsters--History--Italy--17th century.
Human body (Philosophy)--History--Italy--17th century.


Electronic books.

QM691 / .H257 2000