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Book SynopsisRenaissance Posthumanism brings together two historical periods—“Renaissance” signifying a rebirth of the ancient and “Posthumanism” a death of the modern—to ponder each through the possibilities of the other. This collection rethinks the humanities under the auspices of the posthumanities of the posthumanities under the auspices of Renaissance humanism.
Trade Review"Fiery flint and weeping marble, hairy mandrakes and ardent monkeys, flayed skins and inky parchments, chimp-like sheep and one-eyed cows: these are among the quirky and vibrant actors assembled in this exciting and timely new volume. In search of Renaissance posthumanism, the authors examine unfamiliar archives in response to current environmental and technological urgencies, and their inventive and thoughtful readings will spur new lines of inquiry." -- -Julia Reinhard Lupton University of California, Irvine "Exciting, scholarly and untimely in the best way, the essays in Renaissance Posthumanism cross-multiply history and theory into bracingly new forms." -- -Drew Daniel Johns Hopkins University
Table of ContentsIntroduction Joseph Campana and Scott Maisano 1. What Posthumanism Isn't: On Humanism and Human Exceptionalism in the Renaissance Kenneth Gouwens 2. Titian's Flaying of Marsyas: Thresholds of the Human and the Limits of Painting Stephen Campbell 3. Rabelais' Silenic Regime: The Fundamentals of Gargantua Judith Roof 4. A Natural History of Ravishment Holly Dugan 5. Farmyard Choreographies in Early Modern England Erica Fudge 6. Oves et Singulatim: A Multispecies Impression Julian Yates 7. Wooden Actors on the English Renaissance Stage Vin Nardizzi 8. Beyond Human: Visualizing the Sexuality of Abraham Bosse's Mandrake Diane Wolfthal 9. Shakespeare's Mineral Emotions Lara Bovilsky Epilogue: H Is for Humanism Joseph Campana Acknowledgments List of Contributors Index
