Great chain of being, the: a study of the history of an idea
Auteur :
Lovejoy, Arthur O.
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674361539
Date de publication :
26 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
20,3 x 13,3 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From later antiquity to the close of the 18th century, most educated men accepted without question a traditional view of the plan and structure of the world. In this volume, Lovejoy copiously illustrates the influence of this conception, and of the ideas out of which it was compounded, upon the imagination and feelings as expressed in literature.