Reading the Natural World in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Perceptions of the Environment and Ecology: 46 (Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance) - Hardcover

 
9782503590448: Reading the Natural World in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Perceptions of the Environment and Ecology: 46 (Arizona Studies in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance)

Synopsis

From the late 600s to the early 1600s, medieval and early modern people engaged with nature in ways that shaped their sense of place, religion, literature, art, and more. Contributors to this volume draw from recent trends in ecological thinking to reassess their chosen topics.

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About the Author

Thomas Willard is Professor Emeritus of English and Honors Professor at the University of Arizona. The author of essays on aspects of medieval and early modern history and literature, he is especially interested in the esotericism found in both religious and scientific texts at a time when the two fields were sometimes hard to separate. His publications include an English translation of the alchemical writings of Jean d'Espagne (Garland, 1999).

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