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In post-Reformation England, 'monster' could mean both a horrible aberration and a divine embodiment. Julie Crawford examines accounts of monstrous births in popular pamphlets, as well as their graphic illustrations, demonstrating how Protestant reformers used these accounts for their own ends -- inside front cover.
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1 edition- Other · English · 2005Johns Hopkins University Press · 270 pages · 9780801881121
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