Main entry:

Sherman, William H. (William Howard)

Title & Author:

John Dee : the politics of reading and writing in the English Renaissance / William H. Sherman.

Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©1995.

Description:

xiv, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

Massachusetts studies in early modern culture

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-280) and index.
1. Politics in the Margins: The Careers of John Dee -- 2. A Living Library: The Bibliotheca Mortlacensis Revisited -- 3. Reading: Modern Theory and Early Modern Practice -- 4. Dee's Marginalia -- 5. Dee's Political Science: An Introduction to the Manuscript Writings -- 6. Brytannicae Reipublicae Synopsis (1570): A Reader's Guide to the Elizabethan Commonwealth -- 7. "This British Discovery and Recovery Enterprise": Dee and England's Maritime Empire. A. General and Rare Memorials (1576/77). B. Of Famous and Rich Discoveries (1577). C. Brytanici Imperii Limites (1576-78). D. Thalattokratia Brettaniki (1597).
Dust jacket.

Summary:

This book presents a major reassessment of the career and cultural background of John Dee (1527-1609), one of Elizabethan England's most interesting figures. Challenging the conventional image of the isolated, eccentric philosopher, Sherman situates Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day. The centerpiece of Dee's life is shown to be the massive library and museum at Mortlake, perhaps the first modern "think tank." There he lived, worked, and entertained some of the period's most influential intellectuals and politicians.
Sherman discusses Dee's household arrangements, reading practices, and writings on subjects ranging from calendar reform to imperial policy. He also offers the first detailed account of the broad network of scholars and other experts who, along with Dee, operated behind the political scenes, providing textual and technological support during this time of unprecedented intellectual and global expansion.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0870239406 (alk. paper)
9780870239403 (alk. paper)
1558490701 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781558490703 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Dee, John, 1527-1608 Library.
Dee, John, 1527-1608 Books and reading.
Dee, John, 1527-1608 Bibliothèque.
Dee, John, 1527-1608 Livres et lecture.
Dee, John, 1527-1608
Dee, John, (1527-1608) Livres et lecture.
Dee, John.
Private libraries England History 1400-1600.
Scientists Great Britain.
Astrologers Great Britain.
Scientifiques Grande-Bretagne.
Astrologues Grande-Bretagne.
Bibliothèques privées Angleterre Histoire 1400-1600.
Astrologers
Libraries
Private libraries
Scientists
Leseverhalten
Astrologie
Gelehrter
Bibliothek
Livres et lecture Grande-Bretagne 1485-1603 (Tudors)
England
Great Britain
Großbritannien
Grande-Bretagne Vie intellectuelle 16e siècle.
Dee, John Books and reading
Dee, John Library
Private libraries History 1400-1600 England

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Massachusetts studies in early modern culture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 91012
Call No.: ID Z8220.9.S5; ID:95-B4977
Status: Available