Wild girl, natural man, and the monster, the: dangerous experiments in the age of enlightenment
Auteur :
Douthwaite, Julia V.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226160566
Date de publication :
15 juin 2002
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study looks at the lives of the most famous 'wild children' of eighteenth century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectability of mankind. The work contains in-depth reports on feral children and their 'civilisation'.