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The Marvels of the World

- An Anthology of Nature Writing Before 1700

About The Marvels of the World

With its peerless selection of ninety-eight original sources dating from antiquity to the dawn of the Enlightenment and concerned with the natural world and humankind's place within it, The Marvels of the World offers a corrective to the still-prevalent tendency to dismiss premodern attitudes toward nature as simple or univocal.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812252842
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 384
  • Published:
  • March 11, 2021
  • Dimensions:
  • 155x235x0 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of The Marvels of the World

With its peerless selection of ninety-eight original sources dating from antiquity to the dawn of the Enlightenment and concerned with the natural world and humankind's place within it, The Marvels of the World offers a corrective to the still-prevalent tendency to dismiss premodern attitudes toward nature as simple or univocal.

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