World-Building and the Early Modern Imagination
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, European General
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780230113138 | |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780230113138 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 27, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The early modern period was rife with attempts to re-imagine the world and the human place within it. This volume looks at natural philosophers, playwrights, historians, and other figures in the period 1500-1700 as a means of accessing the plethora of world models that circulated in Europe during this era.
The early modern period was rife with attempts to re-imagine the world and the human place within it. This volume looks at natural philosophers, playwrights, historians, and other figures in the period 1500-1700 as a means of accessing the plethora of world models that circulated in Europe during this era.
