Materia Médica Rareza, Singularidad y Accidente en la España Temprano-Moderna |
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| Author:
| del Rio Parra, Elena |
| Series title: | North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-2617-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $147.00AUD $92.00 |
Book Description:
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Explores the intersection of the sciences and humanities in Spanish sixteenth- and seventeenth century representations of the extraordinary within the larger scheme of the Baroque. This title maps, among other notions, the imagination, the spectacular, the legendary, and the "novelesque" in scientific writing and examines the influence of the theatrical in representations of medical cases.
Explores the intersection of the sciences and humanities in Spanish sixteenth- and seventeenth century representations of the extraordinary within the larger scheme of the Baroque. This title maps, among other notions, the imagination, the spectacular, the legendary, and the "novelesque" in scientific writing and examines the influence of the theatrical in representations of medical cases.