by JPicciotto (Author)
In seventeenth-century England, intellectuals of various kinds discovered their idealized self-image in the Adam who investigated, named, and commanded the creatures. This title argues, that early modern scientists, poets, and pamphleteers claimed authority as both workers and 'public persons'.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 880
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 08 Jun 2010
ISBN 10: 0674049063
ISBN 13: 9780674049062