Woodward, Walter William. Prospero's America : John Winthrop, Jr., alchemy, and the creation of New England culture, 1606-1676

Folger bibliographic ID: 235540
Folger call number: QD24.W56 W66 2010
Folger holdings ID: 289235

General notes

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

John Winthrop, Jr., and the European alchemical movement of the early seventeenth century -- The republic of alchemy and the pansophic moment -- Founding a new London -- Which man's land? Conflict and competition in pequot country -- Alchemical vision refined -- "God's secret": John Winthrop, Jr., alchemical healing, and the medical culture of early New England -- The magus as mediator: witchcraft, alchemy, and authority in the Connecticut witch-hunt of the 1660s -- "Matters of present utility:" John Winthrop, Jr., the Royal Society, and the politics of intelligence in restoration New England

Extended title: Prospero's America : John Winthrop, Jr., alchemy, and the creation of New England culture, 1606-1676 / Walter W. Woodward

Winthrop, John, 1606-1676 Alchemists Alchemy

author: Woodward, Walter William
subject: Winthrop, John, 1606-1676
associated with: Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture