White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance

Zambelli, Paola

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“…Although Bacon might be dubbed a techno-futurist, and a letter attributed to him speaks of marvels like submarines and flying machines, the only evidence to support the claim that he ever proposed a national wall comes from a conspicuously fictionalized romance published centuries after his death. 3 In The Famous Historie of Fryer Bacon, the eponymous scholar explicitly conceives of the wall as a bulwark against the threat of invasion:…”

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Building a Wall Around Tudor England: Coastal Forts and Fantasies of Border Control in Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay

Borlik

2019

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This article examines the border wall and the image of fortress England in RobertGreene's Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay and early 1590s nationalist discourse. While Greene recognizes the need for an international outlook in geopolitics, Bacon's wall speaks to contemporary interest in coastal fortifications and brass ordnance in the wake of the Spanish Armada. Greene lampoons the wall as magical thinking, but the play clings to metaphorical walls as more cost-effective symbols of national security and autonomy. The play's awkward combination of pan-European sentiment and strident nationalism offers a prophetic commentary on post-Brexit Britain.

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Building a Wall Around Tudor England: Coastal Forts and Fantasies of Border Control in Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay

Borlik

2019

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“…Magic was an orthodox and expected, if not common, part of everyday life; it could be dangerous, but it was not inherently corrupt. 20…”

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The Early Modern Magical Continuum: Magic's Ties to Religion and Folklore in Europe, ca. 1400-1700

Edwards¹

2019

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“…For a classic study of this phenomenon, see Yates (1964), Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press). For the most up-to-date treatments, see Bailey (2003), Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages (University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press) and Zambelli (2007), White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance (Leiden: Brill).…”

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Albert the Great, the Albert Legend, and the Legitimation of the Dominicans

Hendrix

2021

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By the time of his death in 1280 Albert the Great was respected not only as a theologian and philosopher, but also as one of the greatest authorities on astrology in the West. Such expertise rarely gains plaudits today, but in late medieval Europe knowledge of esoteric pursuits was held in high regard. This is why Dominicans not only did nothing to challenge the growth of the “Albert Legend,” that Albert had mastered all magical and esoteric topics, but also promoted this myth. By promoting this legend, they bolstered and legitimized the reputation of the Order of Preachers.

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White Magic, Black Magic in the European Renaissance

Cited by 61 publications

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Building a Wall Around Tudor England: Coastal Forts and Fantasies of Border Control in Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay

Building a Wall Around Tudor England: Coastal Forts and Fantasies of Border Control in Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay

The Early Modern Magical Continuum: Magic's Ties to Religion and Folklore in Europe, ca. 1400-1700

Albert the Great, the Albert Legend, and the Legitimation of the Dominicans

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