The Elizabethan World Picture

E M W Tillyard

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English

Pimlico
22 May 1998

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; British & Irish history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; History of ideas

'An exciting book. . . Dr Tillyard adds new incitement to the adventure of reading the Elizabethans. ' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

The Elizabethans took from the Middle Ages the modified view of the universe which, Platonic and biblical in origin, radically differed from our own. For them all creation was ranged in an unalterable order from the angels down to man - for whom the world existed - and thence to the beasts and plants. In this short study Dr Tillyard not only elucidates such fairly familiar - though often mystifying - concepts as the four elements, the celestial harmony of 'nine enfolded Sphears', or macrocosm and microcosm; he also shows how this world picture was variously regarded as a chain of being, a network of correspondences, and a cosmic dance. Such concepts were commonplace to the Elizabethans. By expounding them the author has rendered plain, and not merely picturesque, the literature and thinking of an age.

By: E M W Tillyard
Imprint: Pimlico
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 147g
ISBN: 9780712666060
ISBN 10: 0712666060
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 22 May 1998
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , General/trade , ELT Advanced , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Elizabethan World Picture

God, the angels, man and the beasts. He shows that this, together with broader understandings of the planets and the stars, informed the ways in which Shakespeare's contemporaries viewed their own society. As a piece of intellectual and cultural history this essay was well ahead of its time and it continues to hold the field. (Kirkus UK)