markm's review of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

markm reviewed The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt

Stephen Greenblatt: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (2011)

One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work …

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3 stars

The Kindle version of the book contains photo credits, but no photos. Otherwise, an interesting, and rambling, discussion of De rerum natura, its rediscovery and supposed consequences. The author is the scholar, not me, but it is hard to believe that the renaissance, the enlightenment, Thomas Jefferson and modern science are all so dependent on this poem.