Chaucer The Alchemist: Physics, Mutability, And The Medieval Imagination (The New Middle Ages)

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.

• | Author: Alexander N. Gabrovsky
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Sep 16, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 310 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1137541342
• | ISBN-13: 9781137541345