The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age

Stunningly written and highly engaging, Yates' masterpiece is a must-read for anyone interested in the occult tradition.

Dame Francis Yates (1899-1981) was Reader in the History of the Renaissance at the Warburg Institute, University of London. The leading Renaissance scholar of her time, she was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1977 in recognition of her services to Renaissance studies. Her other publications include The Art of Memory and The Rosicrucian Enlightenment .

List of illustrations, Preface, Introduction, PART I The Occult Philosophy in Renaissance and Reformation, PART II The Occult Philosophy in the Elizabethan Age, PART III The Occult Philosophy and Rosicrucianism and Puritanism. The Return of the Jews to England, Epilogue, Notes, Index