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New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery
Anthony Grafton
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| #513935 in Books | Belknap Press | 1995-03-15 | 1995-01-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .79 x8.00 x9.22l,1.41 | File type: PDF | 296 pages | ||4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| An Almost-Great Book|By Simple Scholar|The central thesis of Anthony Grafton’s “New Worlds, Ancient Texts” is that, despite the psychological disorientation that occurred among Europeans with the discovery of the New World, several scholars continued to use defunct ancient and scholastic texts in order to explain various scientific, theological, and philosophi||Grafton's book is about the identity of the Americas--an identity hewn out of intellectual conflict, just as much as military or political conflict. (David McKitterick New York Times Book )
In his eloquent disquisition...Grafton demonstrates
Describing an era of exploration during the Renaissance that went far beyond geographic bounds, this book shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. What Grafton recounts is a war of ideas fought by mariners, scientists, publishers, and rulers over a period of 150 years. In colorful vignettes, published debates, and copious illustrations, we see these men ...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.New Worlds, Ancient Texts: The Power of Tradition and the Shock of Discovery | Anthony Grafton.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
