Representations of Nature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23482109 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Kenny (0000-0002-2340-6586, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Pages | 126-157 |
| Publication date | 1991-05-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The palace of secrets (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198158622.003.0005 |
| OpenAlex | W2488387083 |
| ISBN | 9780198158622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This chapter examines the different ways in which nature is imitated or represented in the works of Renaissance writers. It suggests that encyclopaedic works sought to imitate nature’s inner universals while its flux and diversity were represented by writing which propounds a more unsystematic conception of knowledge. It explains that during the Renaissance period, the structure of knowledge was inseparable from that of nature. Thus, encyclopaedias were commonly presented as imitating nature’s organization.
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Diversity (politics) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Period (music) · Problem of universals · Sociology · The Renaissance · Anthropology · Historical and Literary Analyses · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |