Curiosity A Cultural History of Early Modern Inquiry
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In this striking social history, Barbara M. Benedict draws on the texts of the early modern period to discover the era's attitudes toward curiosity, a trait we learn was often depicted as an unsavory form of transgression or cultural ambition.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780226042633 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
Imprint: | The University of Chicago Press |
Pub date: | 15 Mar 2001 |
DEWEY: | 820.9353 |
DEWEY edition: | 21 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 321 |
Weight: | 580g |
Height: | 236mm |
Width: | 161mm |
Spine width: | 23mm |