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Sea fortune has always been an issue of good faith and good navigation. While in antiquity, fortuna gubernatrix was praised for shielding the seaborne trade, in the Renaissance fortuna symbolized the conquest of chance and danger. Under such auspices, while relying on risk technologies modern seafaring has never lost its adventurous dimension. Understanding their origin remains a challenge for the history of science and the history of literature.
Price: $122.99
Pages: 546
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Publication Date:
12 October 2020
ISBN: 9783110608953
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
LIT025000 LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / General, SCI000000 SCIENCE / General, SCI043000 SCIENCE / Research & Methodology
Burkhardt Wolf, Universität Wien, Vienna, Germany.