Prospero''s America : John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1469600870
ISBN-13
9781469600871
Edition
New
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint
The University of North Carolina Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2013
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
489 grams
Dimensions
23.10 x 15.40 x 2.00 cms
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In Prospero''s America, Walter W. Woodward examines the transfer of alchemical culture to America by John Winthrop, Jr., one of English colonisation''s early giants. Winthrop participated in a pan-European network of natural philosophers who believed alchemy could improve the human condition and hasten Christ''s Second Coming. Woodward demonstrates the influence of Winthrop and his philosophy on New England''s cultural formation: its settlement, economy, religious toleration, Indian relations, medical practice, witchcraft prosecution, and imperial diplomacy. Prospero''s America reconceptualises the significance of early modern science in shaping New England hand-in-hand with Puritanism and politics.
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.
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