| Women and Curiosity in Early Modern England and France Contributor(s): Cottegnies (Author), Thompson (Author), Parageau (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004311831 ISBN-13: 9789004311831 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $162.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Literary Criticism - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Series: Intersections |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 268 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Women and Curiosity in Early Modern England and France, the rehabilitation of female curiosity between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries is thoroughly investigated for the first time, in a comparative perspective that confronts two epistemological and religious traditions. In the context of the early modern blooming "culture of curiosity", women's desire for knowledge made them both curious subjects and curious objects, a double relation to curiosity that is meticulously inquired into by the authors in this volume. The social, literary, theological and philosophical dimensions of women's persistent association with curiosity offer a rich contribution to cultural history. |