Chaucer the Alchemist
Physics, Mutability, and the Medieval Imagination| By: | Alexander N. Gabrovsky |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9781137541345 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137523914 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2015 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.