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Myth and science in the twelfth century : a study of Bernard Silvester /

The Cosmographia of Bernard Silvester was the most important literary myth written between Lucretius and Dante. One of the most widely read books of its time, it was known to authors whose interests were as diverse as those of Vincent of Beauvais, Dante, and Chaucer. Bernard offers one of the most p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stock, Brian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter I. Narratio Fabulosa
  • Chapter II. Nature's Complaint
  • Chapter III. The Creation of the World
  • Chapter IV. The Creation of Man
  • Chapter V. Bernard and Twelfth-Century Naturalism
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index of Manuscripts
  • Index