Frances Yates and the Hermetic Tradition (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Frances Yates and the Hermetic Tradition This is the first full-length biography of British historian Frances Yates, author of such acclaimed works as Giordano Bruno and The Hermetic Tradition and The Art of Memory. Jones's book explores Yates' remarkable life and career and her interest in the mysterious figure of Giordano Bruno and the influence of the Hermetic tradition on the culture of the Renaissance. Her revolutionary way of viewi...
Full description- Publisher: Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S.
- Published: 26 September 2008
- Format: Hardback 288 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Biography: General | Biography: Religious & Spiritual | Historiography | Magic, Alchemy & Hermetic Thought
- ISBN 13: 9780892541331 ISBN 10: 0892541334
- Sales rank: 387,347
Full description for Frances Yates and the Hermetic Tradition
This is the first full-length biography of British historian Frances Yates, author of such acclaimed works as Giordano Bruno and The Hermetic Tradition and The Art of Memory. Jones's book explores Yates' remarkable life and career and her interest in the mysterious figure of Giordano Bruno and the influence of the Hermetic tradition on the culture of the Renaissance. Her revolutionary way of viewing history, literature, art, and the theater as integral parts of the cultural picture of the time period did much to shape modern interdisciplinary approaches to history and literary criticism. Jones focuses not only on the particulars of Yates' life, but also sheds light on the tradition of female historians of her time and their contributions to Renaissance scholarship. In addition to her insightful commentary on Yates' academic work, Jones quotes from Frances' diaries and the writings of those who were close to her, to shed light on Yates' private life.
