Exacting scholarship and balanced judgement of this biography will help ensure its place as the definitive work of its kind.
#3983930 in Books State Univ of New York Pr 2005-07-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.11 x 1.08 x 6.28l; 1.39 #File Name: 0791462234362 pages
Review
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Good; but toughBy LPMan59I was looking for a good book about John Dee written from a historical and culture perspective and I mostly found it in this book. The author does a good job of presenting Dee in a historical context. He also does a great job of reviewing the authors that were influential to Dee; such as Agrippa.Be warned; this book is somewhat heavy reading and is boring and repetitive in certain parts. Overall though; it was an excellent purchase and I do recommend it to anyone interested in John Dee; historians and occultists alike.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent bookBy Robert J. Stewartexcellent well researched book2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Intelligent analysis of Dee's influencesBy C. JamesonThis is an engaging and scholarly read for those interested not only in Dee; but Agrippa; Paracelcus; Pico; Trithemius and works such as the Corpus Hermeticum.It gives an overview of the key literature of (and leading up to) Dee's work; and takes an even-handed yet critical view of the various influences at play in Rennaisance magical and occult thinking. Whilst a scholarly work; it is nevertheless surprsingly easy to read and respectful of the material discussed.The only minor annoyance was that many book titles and small quotes are left in their original Latin; without translation. I can only assume the author thinks we can all read Latin; or we can infer from the Latin quote what is meant.
