Frances A. Yates

Bog | Engelsk

This unique and brilliant book is a history of human knowledge. Before the invention of printing, a trained memory was of vital importance. Based on a technique of impressing 'places' and 'images' on the mind, the ancient Greeks created an

Bog | Engelsk

Bog | Engelsk

Placing Brunoboth advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stakein the Hermetic tradition, Yates's acclaimed study gives an overview not only of Renaissance humanism but of its interplayand conflictwith magic and occult practices. "Among t