Chaucer The Alchemist: Physics, Mutability, And The Medieval Imagination Hardcover
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India
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Alexander N. Gabrovsky
Book Description
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
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1137541342
ISBN-13
9781137541345
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Publication Date
16 Sep 2015
About the Author
Alexander N. Gabrovsky received a PhD in English from Cambridge University, UK.
Editorial Review
Alexander N. Gabrovsky's book is an important study into the role of alchemy and transmutation in the works of Geoffrey Chaucer and fourteenth-century scientific thought. ... Gabrovsky provides important insights about the relationship between medieval alchemy and physics and how it affects the reading of medieval literature. ... the book is especially useful for considering the role of alchemy and science in Chaucer's works and its impact upon character development and the imagination. (Curtis Runstedler, Ambix, Vol. 65 (04), September, 2018)