Curiosity

Author	: Barbara M. Benedict
Publisher	: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages	: 338
Release	: 2001
ISBN-10	: 0226042642
ISBN-13	: 9780226042640
Rating	: 4/5 (640 Downloads)

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Download or read book Curiosity written by Barbara M. Benedict and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 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.

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