The Polymath: A Cultural History From Leonardo Da Vinci To Susan Sontag Peter Burke Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία World

From Leonardo Da Vinci To Oliver Sacks: The First History Of Western Polymath Renaissance Present\ An Absorbing Group Portrait And Intellectual \ —Kirkus Reviews\ Admirable Mixture Industry Erudition —Robert Wilson Wall Street Journal John Dee Comenius George Eliot Sacks Susan Sontag Polymaths Have Moved Frontiers Knowledge In Countless Ways But Can Be Unkind Scholars With Such Encyclopedic Interests All Too Often These Individuals Are Remembered For Just One Part Their Valuable Achievements This Engaging Erudite Account Renowned Cultural Historian Peter Burke Argues A More Rounded View Identifying 500 Explores Wide-Ranging Successes Shows How Rise Matched Rapid Growth Age Invention Printing Discovery New World Scientific Revolution It Is Only Recently That Further Acceleration Has Led Increased Specialization Environment Less Supportive Scientists Spanning Present Day Changes Our Understanding Remarkable Species Σελίδες: 352 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0727 Διαστάσεις: 12 7X12 7Cm