Wes Williams explores the place of monsters in the early modern imagination, charting the migration of the monstrous from natural history to moral philosophy, from descriptions of creatures found in the external world to the drama of human motivation, of sexual and political identity. At its centre are readings of major works of French literature.
Wes Williams explores the place of monsters in the early modern imagination, charting the migration of the monstrous from natural history to moral philosophy, from descriptions of creatures found in the external world to the drama of human motivation, of sexual and political identity. At its centre are readings of major works of French literature.
Wes Williams was born in Rangoon in 1963; he spent his childhood in India, and his teenage years in Croydon. He moved to Oxford as student, studied French and German at St John's, and spent two years studying in Germany (one year in Hamburg, and another in Berlin). He was Fellow in French at New College for 15 years before moving to his present position at St Edmund Hall. Alongside his academic life, he also works as a writer and director for the theatre, and in film.
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List of images Note on translations and references Introduction: 'Mighty Magic' 1: Rabelais's monsters: Andromeda, natural history, and romance 2: 'Monstrueuses guerres': Ronsard, mythology, and the writing of war 3: Montaigne's children: metaphor, medicine, and the imagination 4: Corneille's Andromeda: painting, medicine, and the politics of spectacle 5: Pascal's monsters: angels, beasts, and human being 6: Racine's children: the end of the line Epilogue: Between testimony and hearsay Bibliography Index
List of images Note on translations and references Introduction: 'Mighty Magic' 1: Rabelais's monsters: Andromeda, natural history, and romance 2: 'Monstrueuses guerres': Ronsard, mythology, and the writing of war 3: Montaigne's children: metaphor, medicine, and the imagination 4: Corneille's Andromeda: painting, medicine, and the politics of spectacle 5: Pascal's monsters: angels, beasts, and human being 6: Racine's children: the end of the line Epilogue: Between testimony and hearsay Bibliography Index
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