Vanities of the eye : vision in early modern European culture / Stuart Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Stuart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vision.

Philosophy, Modern.

Europe--Civilization.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the truth (or otherwise) of miracles, dreams, magic, and witchcraft. Was seeing really believing? Vanities of the Eye wonderfully illustrates how this was woven into contemporary. works such as Macbeth - deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion - and exposes early modern theories on the rel

Contents:

Species : visions and values

Fantasies : seeing without what was within

Prestiges : illusions in magic and art

Glamours : demons and virtual worlds

Images : the reformation of the eyes

Apparitions : the discernment of spirits

Sights : King Saul and King Macbeth

Seemings : philosophical scepticism

Dreams : the epistemology of sleep

Signs : vision and the new philosophy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-281-16404-6

9786611164041

0-19-153047-6

1-4294-8992-8

OCLC:

476246592