{"product_id":"the-monstrous-and-the-marvelous-9780872863545","title":"The Monstrous and the Marvelous","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the great Renaissance voyages to the New World came the popularity of Wunderkammern, or cabinets of wonders, in which newly discovered monsters and marvels could be displayed. Like such a cabinet, this collection of essays surveys the monstrous and the marvelous--as transmuted in the alembic of Rikki Ducornet's open-hearted vision--in literature, art and film. For her, excess anomaly, and heterodoxy entice the imagining mind to embrace \"otherness,\" enlarge the world and regenerate Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRikki Ducornet, born in 1943, is an American writer, poet and artist who focuses her work on sexuality and religion. Her other works include \u003cem\u003eEntering Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (also published by City Lights), \u003cem\u003eBrightfellow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Deep Zoo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNetsuke\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50376732573970,"sku":"9780872863545","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13cd1d41-03f6-4b6e-ae77-bd40a1ace8bd.jpg?v=1728605534","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-monstrous-and-the-marvelous-9780872863545","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}