The secrets of nature's alchemy captivated both the scientific and literary imagination of the Middle Ages. This book explores Chaucer's fascination with earth's mutability. Gabrovsky reveals that his poetry represents a major contribution to a medieval worldview centered on the philosophy of physics, astronomy, alchemy, and logic.
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Chaucer Imagination logic Medieval Literature Middle Ages poetry
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1057/9781137523914
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