This article analyses some representations of the monstrous in 17th- and 18th-century English culture through a reading of the spaces and contexts in which monsters were exhibited or confined: in street fairs and shows, in scientific writings and collections, in exotic locations, and finally hidden from view in charitable asylums.
Luoghi curiosi nell’Inghilterra settecentesca
CLEGG, Jeanne Frances
2007-01-01
Abstract
This article analyses some representations of the monstrous in 17th- and 18th-century English culture through a reading of the spaces and contexts in which monsters were exhibited or confined: in street fairs and shows, in scientific writings and collections, in exotic locations, and finally hidden from view in charitable asylums.
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