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Chaucer the Alchemist: Physics, Mutability, and the Medieval Imagination (2015)

Gabrovsky, Alexander N. (Author)

Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 2015
Language: English

ISBN: 9781137541345

Publication Date: 2015
Physical Details: 291 pp.

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Logic Astronomy Change (philosophy) Physics Poetry and poetics Alchemy Science and literature Medieval Chaucer, Geoffrey

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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Review Curtis Runstedler (2018) Review of "Chaucer the Alchemist: Physics, Mutability, and the Medieval Imagination". Ambix: Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (pp. 410-411). unapi

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