Myth and Science in the Twelfth Century (eBook)

A Study of Bernard Silvester

Brian Stock (Autor)

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2015 | 1. Auflage
356 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-7236-7 (ISBN)

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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 profound versions of a familiar theme in medieval literature, that of man as a microcosm of the universe, with nature as the mediating element between God and the world. Brian Stock's exposition includes many passages from the Cosmographia translated for the first time into English. Arising from the central analysis are several more general themes: among them the recreation by twelfth-century humanists of the languages of myth and science as handed down in the classical tradition; the creation of the world and of man, the chief mythical and cosmographical problem of the period; the development of naturalistic allegory; and Bernard's relation to the "new science" introduced from Greek and Arabic sources.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.3.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
• Schlagworte: Adelard of Bath • Allegory • anima mundi • Anthropomorphism • Antithesis • Apollonian and Dionysian • Apotheosis • Apuleius • Archetype • Aristotelianism • Aristotelian physics • Aristotle • Asclepius • Astrology • astronomia • Astronomy • Bildungsroman • Caelum • Classical element • Classical Mythology • Claudian • cosmogony • Creationism • creation myth • Demythologization • De natura deorum • De rerum natura • Deus • divine law • erudition • Explanation • God • Herman of Carinthia • Hermetica • Hermeticism • Hermeticism (history of science) • Hyle • Invention • John Scotus Eriugena • Lactantius • Literature • Literature and Science • Lucretius • Macrobius • Martianus Capella • Metaphor • Metaphysical naturalism • Middle Platonism • Natural Philosophy • Nemesius • Neoclassicism • Neoplatonism • Neopythagoreanism • nous • Novum • Numerology • Omnipotence • Omniscience • Pantheism • Philology • Philosopher • Philosophical Language • Philosophy • philosophy of science • Physis • Platonism • Poetry • Polytheism • Posidonius • Pre-Socratic Philosophy • Prudentius • Pseudoscience • Quintilian • Renaissance Philosophy • Robert of Chester • SCHOLASTICISM • Science • Science Fiction • Scientific Method • Somnium (novel) • Sophic • Stoicism • Stoic physics • Superiority (short story) • Thema Mundi • the new science • Theology • theory • Theory of Forms • The Philosopher • Thierry of Chartres • Thomas Kuhn • Timaeus (dialogue) • treatise • Triptolemus • Trivium • Universal science • Utilitarianism • V. • William of Conches
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-7236-7 / 1400872367
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-7236-7 / 9781400872367