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Books of Secrets: Natural Philosophy in England, 1550-1600
ISBN: 9780252032097 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. How cultural categories shaped--and were shaped by--new ideas about controlling nature
Ranging 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... How cultural categories shaped--and were shaped by--new ideas about controlling nature
Ranging from alchemy to necromancy, "books of secrets" offere... |
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183,65 zł |
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Viral Pandemics: From Smallpox to Covid-19 & Mpox
ISBN: 9781032548227 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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209,82 zł |
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Viral Pandemics: From Smallpox to Covid-19 & Mpox
ISBN: 9781032548234 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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682,09 zł |
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Monstrous Progeny: A History of the Frankenstein Narratives
ISBN: 9780813564234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to animate new artistic creations. What makes this tale so adaptable and so resilient that, nearly 200 years later, it remains vitally relevant in a culture radically different from the one that spawned its birth? Monstrous Progeny takes readers on a fascinating exploration of the Frankenstein family tree, tracing the literary and intellectual roots of Shelley's novel from the sixteenth century and analyzing the evolution of the book's figures...
Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein is its own type of monster mythos that will not die, a corpus whose parts keep getting harvested to anim...
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162,66 zł |
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Imagining Early Modern Histories
ISBN: 9780367346591 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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209,82 zł |
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World-Building and the Early Modern Imagination
ISBN: 9781349290147 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. 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, playw...
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389,98 zł |
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World-Building and the Early Modern Imagination
ISBN: 9780230105881 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. 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, playw...
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428,99 zł |
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Imagining Early Modern Histories
ISBN: 9781472465177 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Interpreting textual mediations of history in early modernity, this volume adds nuance to our understanding of the contributions fiction and fictionalizing make to the shape and texture of versions of and debates about history during that period. Geographically, the scope of the essays extends beyond Europe and England to include Asia and Africa. Contributors take a number of different approaches to understand the relationship between history, fiction, and broader themes in early modern culture. They analyze the ways fiction writers use historical sources, fictional texts translate ideas...
Interpreting textual mediations of history in early modernity, this volume adds nuance to our understanding of the contributions fiction and fictional...
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760,80 zł |
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