{"product_id":"curiosity-a-cultural-history-of-early-modern-inquiry-paperback","title":"Curiosity: A Cultural History of Early Modern Inquiry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara M. Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this striking social history, Barbara M. Benedict draws on the texts of the early modern period to discover the era's attitudes toward curiosity, a trait we learn was often depicted as an unsavory form of transgression or cultural ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePithy and wide-ranging. . . . This study provides a fresh new lens through which to reinvestigate the whole of early modern English literature.--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this striking social history, Barbara M. Benedict draws on the texts of the early modern period to discover the era's attitudes toward curiosity, a trait we learn was often depicted as an unsavory form of transgression or cultural ambition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara M. Benedict\u003c\/b\u003e is the Charles A. Dana Professor of English, and chair of the Department of English, at Trinity College, Connecticut. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking the Modern Reader: Cultural Mediation in Early Modern Literary Anthologies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFraming Feeling: Sentiment and Style in English Prose Fiction, 1745-1800\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.16 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454524506290,"sku":"9780226042640","price":79.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9a766fb0e452e3188aa89fa41f413bd2.webp?v=1778853400","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/curiosity-a-cultural-history-of-early-modern-inquiry-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}