The New Middle Ages: Physics, Mutability, and the Medieval Imagination

Gabrovsky, Alexander N.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-09-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137541345

DOI: 10.1057/9781137523914

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 291