John Dee: the politics of reading and writing in the English Renaissance
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1. Verfasser: Sherman, Bill 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amherst University of Massachusetts Press c1995
Schriftenreihe:Massachusetts studies in early modern culture
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-280) and index
This book presents a major reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England's most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated, eccentric philosopher, Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day. The centerpiece of Dee's life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern "think tank." There he lived, worked, and entertained some of the period's most influential intellectuals and politicians
Sherman discusses Dee's household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers the first detailed account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes, providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion
Politics in the margins: the careers of John Dee -- A living library: the Bibliotheca mortlacensis revisited -- Reading: modern theory and early modern practice -- Dee's marginalia -- Dee's political science: an introduction to the manuscript writings -- Brytannicae reipublicae synopsis (1570): a reader's guide to the Elizabethan commonwealth -- "This British discovery and recovery enterprise": Dee and England's maritime empire. A. General and rare memorials (1576/77). B. Of famous and rich discoveries (1577). C. Brytanici imperii limites (1576-78). D. Thalattokratia brettaniki (1597)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 291 p.)
ISBN:058527892X
1558490701
9780585278926

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