The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age
Frances A. Yates
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Description for The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age
Paperback. Stunningly written and highly engaging, Yates' masterpiece is a must-read for anyone interested in the occult tradition. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations facsimiles, port. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HPCB; HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 318.
It is hard to overestimate the importance of the contribution made by Dame Frances Yates to the serious study of esotericism and the occult sciences. To her work can be attributed the contemporary understanding of the occult origins of much of Western scientific thinking, indeed of Western civilization itself. The Occult Philosophy of the Elizabethan Age was her last book, and in it she condensed many aspects of her wide learning to present a clear, penetrating, and, above all, accessible survey of the occult movements of the Renaissance, highlighting the work of John Dee, Giordano Bruno, and other key esoteric ... Read more
It is hard to overestimate the importance of the contribution made by Dame Frances Yates to the serious study of esotericism and the occult sciences. To her work can be attributed the contemporary understanding of the occult origins of much of Western scientific thinking, indeed of Western civilization itself. The Occult Philosophy of the Elizabethan Age was her last book, and in it she condensed many aspects of her wide learning to present a clear, penetrating, and, above all, accessible survey of the occult movements of the Renaissance, highlighting the work of John Dee, Giordano Bruno, and other key esoteric ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Routledge Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415254090
SKU
V9780415254090
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About Frances A. Yates
Dame Francis Yates (1899-1981) was Reader in the History of the Renaissance at the Warburg Institute, University of London. The leading Renaissance scholar of her time, she was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1977 in recognition of her services to Renaissance studies. Her other publications include The Art of Memory and The Rosicrucian Enlightenment.
Reviews for The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age
'Among those who have explored the intellectual world of the sixteenth century, no one can rival Frances Yates. Wherever she looks, she illuminates . . . No one has done more than she to recreate, from unexpected material, the intellectual life of past ages.' - Hugh Trevor-Roper 'A welcome new edition of this classic work ...' - ... Read more