Music, Nature and Divine Knowledge in England, 1650-1750: Between the Rational and the Mystical

by Tom Dixon

During a period of tumultuous change in English political, religious and cultural life, music signified the unspeakable presence of the divine in the world for many.

What was the role of music in the early modern subject's sensory experience of divinity? While the English intellectuals Peter Sterry (1613-72), Richard Roach (1662-1730), William Stukeley (1687-1765) and David Hartley (1705-57), have not been remembered for their 'musicking',...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178327767X
• ISBN13: 9781783277674
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"