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.
Circa l’autore
Burkhardt Wolf, Universität Wien, Vienna, Germany.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 546 ● ISBN 9783110609349 ● Dimensione 10.5 MB ● Traduttore Joel Golb ● Casa editrice De Gruyter ● Città Berlin/Boston ● Pubblicato 2020 ● Edizione 1 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7604976 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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