10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUSUS NATURAE»
Discover the use of
lusus naturae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lusus naturae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Curiosity and Wonder from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
My argument focuses on a broadening of the sources: extending from objects to
selves and then, from selves to mankind in general, occasionally captured in the
figure of the lusus naturae or wonder of nature. Here it is based on one figure, ...
Robert John Weston Evans, Alexander Marr, 2006
2
Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit
the moral indignation surrounding the exhibition of human anomalies creates a
long list of imprecise terms.8 "Curiosities," "lusus naturae," "freaks of nature," "
rarities," "oddities," "eccentrics," "wonders," "marvels," "nature's mistakes," "
strange ...
3
Done with Slavery: The Black Fact in Montreal, 1760-1840
Indeed, the initial report in the Montreal Herald ran under the heading “Lusus
Naturae,” a freak of nature: Lusus Naturae. – Last week a mulatto woman of
Laprairie was delivered of an animal, that, on account of its singularity, deserves
to be ...
4
The Unthinkable Swift: The Spontaneous Philosophy of a ...
the evidence of history and personal experience, it is no longer enough to
declare humanity corrupt; humanity must be declared monstrous and unnatural, a
freak species, or lusus naturae (Prose Works Vol. 11, 104) for which there is no
place ...
5
The Origins of Geology in Italy
Once again, this evaluation does not take into account the cultural atmosphere of
the time, when facts and narrative were not yet clearly separated, savants and
patrons alike were fascinated by bizarre natural specimens (lusus naturae, jokes
...
Gian Battista Vai, W. G. E. Caldwell, 2006
6
McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories
Margaret Atwood- Lusus Naturae David Mitchell- What You Do Not Know You Want Jonathan Lethem- Vivian Relf Ayelet Waldman - Minnow Steve Erickson- Zeroville Stephen King- Lisey and the Madman Jason Roberts - 7C Heidi Julavits- The ...
7
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
Pronounce 1oo-; see LU. lure, lurid. Pronounce lūr-; see LU. lustre, -ter. See -HE
& -ER. lustrum. PI. -tra, sometimes -trums; see -UM. lusus naturae. Pronounce loo
'sus notūr′ē, see LU. PI. lusus n. , pronounce -ūs, see -us. lute, Lutheran.
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009
8
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
Mr. A. clings to the glory of a discovery in having found a lusus naturae, where
the vena portae terminated in the inferior cava — where the hepatic artery wot
one-third larger than common — where the gall-bladder was one-third tmallc
rthan ...
9
Arcimboldo: Visual Jokes, Natural History, and Still-Life ...
nature and art” are therefore comparable to the lusus naturae or joke of nature,
the extraordinary objects which, as the product of nature's freakishness, provided
stock for many a contemporaneous collection.31 These were the rare beasts, ...
Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, 2009
10
Men Beyond Desire: Manhood, Sex, and Violation in American ...
Mancall astutely observes Fanshawe as a potential “lusus naturae”—an
abomination, a freak of nature (25). Indeed, the non-normative man in
Jacksonian America was rapidly achieving this disreputable and frightening
notoriety. As Mancall ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUSUS NATURAE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
lusus naturae is used in the context of the following news items.
Atwood's new batch of tales takes readers down a dark path
“Lusus Naturae” is reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe and Angela Carter, a short, surreal, horror tale about a female child with a disease that ... «Burlington Times News, Jun 15»
Bloodborne Review: The Vampire And The Gaslight
The cobbled street runs red with putrid blood of the lusus naturae. The gutters congealing with the thick red paste… That is overly dramatic ... «Bleeding Cool News, Apr 15»
Slender Man and the horrors of the adolescent imagination
... Slender Man's murderous “proxies,” the girls would earn entry into the mansion of the lusus naturae, this freak of nature, which they believed ... «Communities Digital News, Feb 15»
Beer Guy: Expect treats at Winter Warmer brew fest
... or Die, Pearfigt, Cherry Saison, Heresy, BBL French Toast, Illusive and Dark, Poperinge Saison, Oblivion, Black Angel and Lusus Naturae. «Greenville News, Jan 15»
The great darkness
It is in this story (and in 'Lusus Naturae', where a young girl with a hideous congenital deformity is forced by her parents to fake her own death) ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
Asheville's Wicked Weed Brewing is the place to see experimental …
Another standout, this time on the funky side, was Lusus Naturae. Our server let us know that's the Latin translation of "freak of nature," Wicked ... «Charleston City Paper, Dec 14»
Fruits of the Funkatorium: A Wicked Weed Beer Tasting
A hugely flavorful double India pale ale, Lusus Naturae keeps things fairly simple by delivering an intensely hoppy West Coast ale with an only ... «Paste Magazine, Dec 14»
'Stone Mattress,' by Margaret Atwood: review
The shortest, “Lusus Naturae,” about a country girl with a bizarre disease, packs a hard punch, as does another story, with a gimmick at its ... «SFGate, Nov 14»
The original Siamese twins
In Orser's quest to humanize Chang and Eng, he seems unwilling to confront the negative reality that people are curious about lusus naturae. «Macleans.ca, Nov 14»
Margaret Atwood's 'Stone Mattress' tales: Not quite macabre but …
That tension between the chimerical and real is perhaps most conspicuous in “Lusus Naturae,” in which a young woman succumbs to a genetic ... «Kansas City Star, Oct 14»
