John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature

John Dee’s angel conversations have been an enigmatic facet of Elizabethan England’s most famous natural philosopher’s life and work. Professor Harkness contextualizes Dee’s angel conversations within the natural philosophical, religious and social contexts of his time. She argues that they represent a continuing development of John Dee’s earlier concerns and interests. These conversations include discussions of the natural world, the practice of natural philosophy, and the apocalypse.

Deborah E. Harkness is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Davis. She is the recipient of the Renaissance Society of America's Nelson Prize and the History of Science Society's Derek Price Award. Professor Harkness has also received fellowships from Fulbright, the National Science Foundation, ACLS, and the Huntington Library/NEH. Her articles have been published in journals such as Renaissance Quarterly and Isis.