“Economou’s The Goddess Natura in Medieval Literature is one of the little classics of medieval literary scholarship, ranking with works by C. S. Lewis and E. K. Rand.” —John Ganim, University of California, Riverside “Economou’s study remains unsurpassed as a survey and analysis of the Christian intellectual, theological, and poetic traditions that formulated Nature as a deity who is also the mediator of the Divine purpose. The Goddess Natura in Medieval Literature is a work of solidly grounded intellectual history and of real literary sensitivity.” —Robert W. Hanning, Columbia University “In this well-shaped book [Economu] traces the evolution of the concept of nature from its Aristotelian beginnings to its incarnation as the goddess Natura in Medieval literature. What emerges is a motif study which is both interesting and useful. . . . I heartily recommend the book as a handsome, well-written and useful work to anyone interested in the literature of the Middle Ages.” —Yearbook of Comparative and General Literature