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20%OFFHilary Gatti - Essays on Giordano Bruno - 9780691148397 - V9780691148397
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Essays on Giordano Bruno

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Description for Essays on Giordano Bruno Paperback. Gathers essays on the Italian Renaissance philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno by one of the world's leading authorities on his work and life. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCB; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
This book gathers wide-ranging essays on the Italian Renaissance philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno by one of the world's leading authorities on his work and life. Many of these essays were originally written in Italian and appear here in English for the first time. Bruno (1548-1600) is principally famous as a proponent of heliocentrism, the infinity of the universe, and the plurality of worlds. But his work spanned the sciences and humanities, sometimes touching the borders of the occult, and Hilary Gatti's essays richly reflect this diversity. The book is divided into sections that address three broad subjects: the relationship ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691148397
SKU
V9780691148397
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About Hilary Gatti
Hilary Gatti taught for many years at the University of Rome, La Sapienza. Her books include "Giordano Bruno and Renaissance Science" and "The Renaissance Drama of Knowledge: Giordano Bruno in England". She is also the editor of "Giordano Bruno: Philosopher of the Renaissance".

Reviews for Essays on Giordano Bruno
"Gatti's specific attention in giving an account of the different critical interpretations of Bruno's philosophy and of the status quo of current research makes this book a particularly worthwhile read for students and scholars of Bruno and of the sixteenth century in general."
Anna Laura Puliafito, Renaissance Quarterly "This book provides an important update to the scholarly dialogue on Bruno's science ... Read more

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