Chaucer the alchemist : physics, mutability, and the medieval imagination /
Gabrovsky, Alexander N., 1984-
Chaucer the alchemist : physics, mutability, and the medieval imagination / - xviii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - The new middle ages . - New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index.
The secrets of nature's alchemy captivated both the scientific and literary imagination of the Middle Ages. This book explores Chaucer's fascination with earth's mutability. Gabrovsky reveals that his poetry represents a major contribution to a medieval worldview centered on the philosophy of physics, astronomy, alchemy, and logic.
9781137541345 9781137541345: £55.00 1137541342
2015010787
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 --Knowledge--Science.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 --Knowledge--Alchemy.
Alchemy in literature.
Science, Medieval, in literature.
809 GAB
Chaucer the alchemist : physics, mutability, and the medieval imagination / - xviii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. - The new middle ages . - New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index.
The secrets of nature's alchemy captivated both the scientific and literary imagination of the Middle Ages. This book explores Chaucer's fascination with earth's mutability. Gabrovsky reveals that his poetry represents a major contribution to a medieval worldview centered on the philosophy of physics, astronomy, alchemy, and logic.
9781137541345 9781137541345: £55.00 1137541342
2015010787
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 --Knowledge--Science.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 --Knowledge--Alchemy.
Alchemy in literature.
Science, Medieval, in literature.
809 GAB