Curiosity a cultural history of early modern inquiry

A History of Curiosity examines the early methodology of anthropological and social research from a critical-historical perspective.
The two principal methods of research, travel and the questionnaire, are studied in the context of the social conditions and intellectual trends of early modern times.

Finely illustrated and the first of its kind, "Curiosity" is a broad study of modern inquiry that explores the way forbidden topics like the occult, sexuality, gender, and the origin of power became topics of public investigation."

1712 mock-heroic poem by Alexander Pope

The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope.
One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellaneous Poems and Translations in two cantos ; a revised edition Written by Mr.
Pope followed in March 1714 as a five-canto version accompanied by six engravings.
Pope boasted that this sold more than three thousand copies in its first four days.
The final form of the poem appeared in 1717 with the addition of Clarissa's speech on good humour.
The poem was much translated and contributed to the growing popularity of mock-heroic in Europe.

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