Vanities of the eye : vision in early modern European culture

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 : philos...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Clark, Stuart 1942- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford New York, NY [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2007
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schlagworte:Vision Philosophy, Modern Europa Kultur Sehen Geschichte 1500-1800 Wahrnehmung
Umfang:XI, 415 S.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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