Magic and memory in Giordano Bruno : : the art of a heroic spirit / / by Manuel Mertens.

In Magic and Memory in Giordano Bruno Manuel Mertens unravels the enigmatic knot between the mnemonic treatises and the magical writings of the sixteenth-century Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno. Since long the magical orientation of the Brunian art of memory has been a preoccupation for Bruno sch...

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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : Brill,, 2018.
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 283.
Physical Description:1 online resource (263 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Magic and Memory in Giordano Bruno: Towards a More Encompassing Perspective
  • Special Features of Magical and Mnemonic Writings in the Sixteenth Century
  • The Concept of Similitudo
  • A Spirit-Regulating Art
  • Conclusion
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Bibliography.