Frances Yates and the Hermetic Tradition

This is the first full-length biography of British historian Frances Yates, author of such acclaimed works as Giordano Bruno and The Hermetic Tradition and The Art of Memory, one of the most influential nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Jones''s book explores Yates'' remarkable life and career and her interest in the mysterious figure of Giordano Bruno and the influence of the Hermetic tr...