The Broken Compass

The Broken Compass

Interview: Edward Wilson-Lee

Pico della Mirandola, magical language and the profoundly human need for the sublime

Mathew Lyons
May 02, 2025
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Edward is a fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge where he lectures in early modern and medieval literature. His work typically explores the history of knowledge at the intersection of Renaissan…

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