A Platonick Song of the Soul
| Author | : Henry More |
| Publisher | : Bucknell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 700 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0838753663 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780838753668 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Platonick Song of the Soul by : Henry More
Download or read book A Platonick Song of the Soul written by Henry More and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete modern edition of Henry More's long philosophical poem, A Platonick Song of the Soul (1647). This early work, written in Spenserian stanzas, is a sustained literary presentation of the Neoplatonic doctrine of the immateriality and immortality of the soul. The Introduction to this book discusses both the literary background of the work and its varied philosophical and scientific sources, from Plotinus to Ficino and Galileo.
