Dorinda Outram

Born shortly after the end of World War II, I have researched, written and taught history in England, Ireland, France, Italy, Canada, Germany and Australia. Trained at Cambridge, I have explored the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Empire, the Enlightenment, the history of cultural contact, of the body, exploration, and the history of science. My last book, 'Four Fools in the Age of Reason', (University of Virginia Press, 2019) explores the culture of foolishness in early modern Germany, and its role in the making of power and knowledge.