Books of Secrets

Natural Philosophy in England, 1550-1600

Allison Kavey (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2007
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-03209-7 (ISBN)

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How cultural categories shaped--and were shaped by--new ideas about controlling natureRanging from alchemy to necromancy, "books of secrets" offered medieval readers an affordable and accessible collection of knowledge about the natural world. Allison Kavey's study traces the cultural relevance of these books and also charts their influence on the people who read them. Citing the importance of printers in choosing the books' contents, she points out how these books legitimized manipulating nature, thereby expanding cultural categories, such as masculinity, femininity, gentleman, lady, and midwife, to include the willful command of the natural world.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.10.2007
Zusatzinfo	5 photographs
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	481 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-252-03209-8 / 0252032098
ISBN-13	978-0-252-03209-7 / 9780252032097
Zustand	Neuware