Vanities of the Eye - Vision in Early Modern European Culture

Zusatztext an impressive and authoritative contribution to the cultural historu of sight that will provide a substantial resource for scholars working in a number of fields. Klappentext Stuart Clarke examines the history of the senses in early modern Europe, a time when the nature and reliability of human vision was much debated. Was seeing really believing? Illustrating how this was woven into contemporary works such as Macbeth, Clarke exposes contemporary ideas on the relationship between the real and the virtual. Zusammenfassung Stuart Clarke examines the history of the senses in early modern Europe, a time when the nature and reliability of human vision was much debated. Was seeing really believing? Illustrating how this was woven into contemporary works such as Macbeth, Clarke exposes contemporary ideas on the relationship between the real and the virtual.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Clark
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2009
• EAN: 9780199541607
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954160-7
• No. of pages: 444
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Art; Europa, 17. Jahrhundert (1600 bis 1699 n. Chr.), 16. Jahrhundert (1500 bis 1599 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, 1000 bis 1500 nach Christus, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700