The assigned reading for next week's class (Monday Sept. 24) is:
Lorraine Daston and Katharine Park, "Wonders of Art, Wonders of Nature," Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150-1750, (Zone Books, 2001), pp. 255-301.
Please note that two photocopies of the text (Chapter 7 from the book) have been placed in the SOTA office for you to borrow and duplicate (recommended). Again I would ask that you borrow the readings for no more than 1- 2 hours so that others may have a chance to go over the material in a timely manner.
As you read the text please consider the follwing questions in preparation for next week's discussion:
1. What is the argument presented in this reading?
2. What do the authors say with respect to the issues of invention and imitation in the 16th and 17th centuries?
Please keep in mind that we will be returning to our discussion on Findlen's text when we next meet. You should consider the questions related to both texts.
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