Disknowledge : Literature, Alchemy, and the End of Humanism in Renaissance England.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780812291889
- Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)
- Knowledge, Theory of-England-History-16th century
- Knowledge, Theory of-England-History-17th century
- Alchemy-England-16th century
- Alchemy-England-17th century
- Alchemy in literature
- Religion and science-England-History-16th century
- Religion and science-England-History-17th century
- Science, Renaissance
- 001.094209031
- BD221.E44 2015
Cover -- Contents -- Notes on Texts, Biblical Quotations, and Bibliography -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. How to Sustain Humanism -- Chapter 2. How to Forget Transubstantiation -- Chapter 3. How to Skim Kabbalah -- Chapter 4. How to Avoid Gynecology -- Chapter 5. How to Make Fiction -- Afterword -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Katherine Eggert explores the crumbling state of humanistic learning in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the benefits of relying on alchemy despite its recognized flaws.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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