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The Great Chain of Being

- A Study of the History of an Idea

About The Great Chain of Being

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674361539
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 400
  • Published:
  • October 1, 1971
  • Dimensions:
  • 202x135x30 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 548 g.
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Description of The Great Chain of Being

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.

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