Vanities of the eye : vision in early modern European culture
In this original and fascinating book, Stuart Clark investigates the cultural history of the senses in early modern Europe. At a time in which the nature and reliability of human vision was a focus for debate in medicine, art theory, science, and philosophy, there was an explosion of interest in the truth (or otherwise) of miracles, dreams, magic, and witchcraft. Was seeing really believing? Vanities of the Eye wonderfully illustrates how this was woven into contemporary. works such as Macbeth - deeply concerned with the dangers of visual illusion - and exposes early modern theories on the rel
1 online resource (xi, 415 pages) : illustrations
9780191530470, 9786611164041, 9780191562099, 0191530476, 6611164049, 0191562092
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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
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