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Imagining Monsters - Miscreations of the Self in Eighteenth-Century England

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In 1726, an illiterate woman from Surrey named Mary Toft announced that she had given birth to 17 rabbits. This study recreates the story of this incident and shows how it illuminates 18th-century beliefs about the power of imagination and the problems of personal identity.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226805566
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 358
  • Published:
  • November 14, 1995
  • Dimensions:
  • 231x154x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 554 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: February 9, 2025

Description of Imagining Monsters - Miscreations of the Self in Eighteenth-Century England

In 1726, an illiterate woman from Surrey named Mary Toft announced that she had given birth to 17 rabbits. This study recreates the story of this incident and shows how it illuminates 18th-century beliefs about the power of imagination and the problems of personal identity.

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