num_pages: 291
description: This book challenges the conventional image of John Dee (1527–1609) as an isolated, eccentric philosopher. Instead, William H. Sherman presents Dee in a fresh context, revealing that he was a well-connected adviser to the academic, courtly, and commercial circles of his day.
language: English
title: John Dee: The Politics of Reading and Writing in the English Renaissance
titlecomplete: John Dee: The Politics of Reading and Writing in the English Renaissance (Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture)
genres: History, Elizabethan Period
ratings_count: 13
publisher: University of Massachusetts Press