Chaucer the Alchemist: Physics, Mutability, and the Medieval Imagination (The New Middle Ages)

By Alexander N. Gabrovsky

The secrets of nature's alchemy captivated both the scientific and literary imagination of the Middle Ages. This book explores Chaucer's fascination with earth's mutability. Gabrovsky reveals that his poetry represents a major contribution to a medieval worldview centered on the philosophy of physics, astronomy, alchemy, and logic.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137541342
• ISBN13: 9781137541345
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"