Myth and science in the twelfth century : a study of Bernard Silvester

Myth and science in the twelfth century : a study of Bernard Silvester /

The Cosmographia of Bernard Silvester was the most important literary myth written between Lucretius and Dante. One of the most widely read books of its time, it was known to authors whose interests were as diverse as those of Vincent of Beauvais, Dante, and Chaucer. Bernard offers one of the most p...

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Main Author: Stock, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Subjects:
Bernard Silvestris, > active 1136.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Science, Medieval.
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