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Body Criticism: Imaging the Unseen in Enlightenment Art and Medicine
Body Criticism Imaging the Unseen in Enlightenment Art and Medicine
Author: Barbara Maria Stafford
In this erudite and profusely illustrated history of perception, Barbara Stafford explores a remarkable set of body metaphors deriving from both aesthetic and medical practices that were developed during the enlightenment for making visible the unseeable aspects of the world. While she focuses on these metaphors as a reflection of the changing a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262193047
ISBN-10: 0262193043
Publication Date: 10/1991
Pages: 587
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Publisher: MIT Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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