Prospero's America

John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4696-0087-1
Verlag: Omohundro Institute and UNC Press

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

In <em>Prospero's America</em>, Walter W. Woodward examines the transfer of alchemical culture to America by John Winthrop, Jr., one of English colonisation's early giants. Winthrop participated in a pan-European network of natural philosophers who believed alchemy could improve the human condition and hasten Christ's Second Coming. Woodward demonstrates the influence of Winthrop and his philosophy on New England's cultural formation: its settlement, economy, religious toleration, Indian relations, medical practice, witchcraft prosecution, and imperial diplomacy. <em>Prospero's America</em> reconceptualises the significance of early modern science in shaping New England hand-in-hand with Puritanism and politics.<br><br>Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woodward, Walter W.

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Walter W. Woodward</strong> is Connecticut state historian and assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut, USA.