The arch-conjuror of England : John Dee / Glyn Parry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parry, G. J. R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dee, John, 1527-1608.

Dee, John.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603--Friends and associates.

Elizabeth.

Scientists--Great Britain--Biography.

Scientists.

Occultists--Great Britain--Biography.

Occultists.

Astrologers--England--Biography.

Astrologers.

Alchemists--Great Britain--Biography.

Alchemists.

Intellectuals--Great Britain--Biography.

Intellectuals.

Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603--Biography.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Intellectual life--16th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Outlandish alchemist and magician, political intelligencer, apocalyptic prophet, and converser with angels, John Dee (1527-1609) was one of the most colorful and controversial figures of the Tudor world. In this fascinating book-the first full-length biography of Dee based on primary historical sources-Glyn Parry explores Dee's vast array of political, magical, and scientific writings and finds that they cast significant new light on policy struggles in the Elizabethan court, conservative attacks on magic, and Europe's religious wars. John Dee was more than just a fringe magus, Parry shows: he was a major figure of the Reformation and Renaissance.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

chapter 1. A World Full of Magic

chapter 2. The Rays of Celestial Virtue

chapter 3. Conjuring the Future

chapter 4. A Royal Occult Institute

chapter 5. The Kabbalah of Creation

chapter 6. 'The Great Conjuror'

chapter 7. Hunting for the Philosopher's Stone

chapter 8. War Amongst the Alchemists

chapter 9. Recovering the Lost Empire

chapter 10. 'More is hid, than uttered': The Philosopher's Stone and Empire

chapter 11. Rehabilitating 'The Arch-Conjuror'

chapter 12 .Defending Elizabeth against the Dark Arts

chapter 13. 'The winking eye of Achitophel'

chapter 14. 'Misbegotten time': Reforming the Calendar

chapter 15. Called to a King's Office: Laski and the Second Coming

chapter 16. 'Chief Governor of our Philosophical proceedings'

chapter 17. The Magnificent Master Alchemist

chapter 18 .The Counter-Revolution Against Magic

chapter 19. Conjuring up a Spanish Conquest

chapter 20. Checkmate: Exiling the Conjuror to Manchester

chapter 21. Demonising the Exorcists

Further Reading

Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

1-280-57119-5

9786613600790

0-300-18370-4

OCLC:

1024033173