This is a study of the culture of in dissection the English Renaissance, which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly 200 years. In this work, Jonathan Sawday explores the dark, morbid eroticism of the Renaissance anatomy theatre, and relates it to not only the great monuments of Renaissance art, but to the very foundation of the modern idea of knowledge. Though the dazzling displays of the exterior of the body in Renaissance literature and art have long been a subject of enquiry, this book considers the interior of the body, and what it meant to men and women in early modern...
This is a study of the culture of in dissection the English Renaissance, which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly 200 years. In this w...
This text is a study of the culture of dissection in the English Renaissance which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly 200 years. It provides an interdisciplinary framework for conceptualizing the body in literature, art, and the domains of the religious, the moral, the medical and the political.
This text is a study of the culture of dissection in the English Renaissance which informed intellectual enquiry in Europe for nearly 200 years. It pr...
In the 15th century the printing press was the new technology. The first ever information revolution began with the advent of the printed book, enabling Renaissance scholars to formulate new ways of organizing and disseminating knowledge. As early as 1500 there were already 20 million books in circulation in Europe. How did this rapid explosion of ideas impact upon the evolution of new disciplines? This work looks at the development of new methods of information storage and retrieval which took place at the very beginning of print culture. And it asks some crucial questions about the...
In the 15th century the printing press was the new technology. The first ever information revolution began with the advent of the printed book, enabli...
In the 15th century the printing press was the new technology. The first ever information revolution began with the advent of the printed book, enabling Renaissance scholars to formulate new ways of organizing and disseminating knowledge. As early as 1500 there were already 20 million books in circulation in Europe. How did this rapid explosion of ideas impact upon the evolution of new disciplines? This work looks at the development of new methods of information storage and retrieval which took place at the very beginning of print culture. And it asks some crucial questions about the...
In the 15th century the printing press was the new technology. The first ever information revolution began with the advent of the printed book, enabli...
At what point did machines and technology begin to have an impact on the cultural consciousness and imagination of Europe? How was this reflected through the art and literature of the time? Was technology a sign of the fall of humanity from its original state of innocence or a sign of human progress and mastery over the natural world? In his characteristically lucid and captivating style, Jonathan Sawday investigates these questions and more by engaging with the poetry, philosophy, art, and engineering of the period to find the lost world of the machine in the pre-industrial culture of the...
At what point did machines and technology begin to have an impact on the cultural consciousness and imagination of Europe? How was this reflected t...
Literature and the English Civil War charts the relationship between literary texts and their historical context during this era of profound change and upheaval for British society and culture. The volume demonstrates that literary texts are not merely passive reflections of the historical events that help to form them. On the contrary, 'history' is fashioned by the way events are named and the language used to describe them. To understand the literature of the English Civil War is to form a vital perspective on this major period of transition. Essays in the volume focus on issues of ideology...
Literature and the English Civil War charts the relationship between literary texts and their historical context during this era of profound change an...
