John Dee: The Politics of Reading and Writing in the English Renaissance

Author/Contributor(s):	Sherman, William H
Publisher:	University of Massachusetts Press
Date:	03/10/1997
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This book challenges the conventional image of John Dee (1527-1609) as an isolated, eccentric philosopher. Instead, William H. Sherman presents Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day.