{"product_id":"the-monster-in-the-machine-9780822325369","title":"The Monster in the Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks the ways in which human beings were defined in contrast to supernatural and demonic creatures during the time of the Scientific Revolution. Explaining that the word 'monster' is derived from the Latin for 'omen' or 'warning,' this title offers an exploration of the monster's early identity as a portent or messenger from God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A well-researched, engagingly written, rich, and enlightening study.”—Deanna Shemek, author of \u003ci\u003eLadies Errant: Wayward Women and Social Order in Early Modern Italy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a superlative and highly inventive piece of scholarship.”—Giuseppe F. Mazzotta, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Map of the World: The Poetic Philosophy of Giambattista Vico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Monstrous Matter \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Monstrous Machines \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Medicine and the Mechanical Body \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Vico’s Monstrous Body \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Monstrous Metaphor \u003cbr\u003e Afterword \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Works Consulted \u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406025597271,"sku":"9780822325369","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822325369.jpg?v=1730494286","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-monster-in-the-machine-9780822325369","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}