| Nemesis Divina Contributor(s): Linnaeus, Carolus (Author), Miller, Eric (Translator) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0761823948 ISBN-13: 9780761823940 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $67.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Philosophy - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 231.5 |
| LCCN: 2002028741 |
| Physical Information: 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eric Miller's affordable, elegant translation of Nemesis divina by Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) reveals a little-known side of the great natural historian. A classic of Swedish literature that influenced luminaries such as August Strindberg, Nemesis divina was composed over years, apparently for the edification of Linnaeus's wayward son Carl. A surprising field-guide to theodicy, the book explores the occult operation of a Theologia experimentalis, an "empirical theology," in the lives of men and women. Many of these people were known to Linnaeus himself. Eric Miller, an award-winning poet and scholar, set Linnaeus's fascinating and eloquent work in a broad literary and philosophical context, linking it to matters as diverse as New England Transcendentalism, the subculture of Black Metal, the Icelandic sagas and contemporary Swedish poetry. Nemesis divina will intrigue students of literature, religion, science, and philosophy alike. |