
Nemesis divina
Carolus Linnaeus(Author)
University Press of America
Published on 10. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7618-2394-0 (ISBN)
Description
Eric Miller's affordable, elegant translation of Nemesis divina by Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) reveals a little-known side of the great natural historian. A classic of Swedish literature that influenced luminaries such as August Strindberg, Nemesis divina was composed over years, apparently for the edification of Linnaeus's wayward son Carl. A surprising field-guide to theodicy, the book explores the occult operation of a Theologia experimentalis, an "empirical theology," in the lives of men and women. Many of these people were known to Linnaeus himself. Eric Miller, an award-winning poet and scholar, set Linnaeus's fascinating and eloquent work in a broad literary and philosophical context, linking it to matters as diverse as New England Transcendentalism, the subculture of Black Metal, the Icelandic sagas and contemporary Swedish poetry. Nemesis divina will intrigue students of literature, religion, science, and philosophy alike.
Reviews / Votes
Charming and original...Eric Miller [makes] the complex and ambivalent thought of Linnaeus more accessible. -- Gino L. Di Mitri * History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2394-0 (9780761823940)
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Persons
Eric Miller teaches at the University of Victoria, British Columbia.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Her Footsteps Terrify Me Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Nemesis divina Chapter 5 Index