Giordano Bruno – Heroism, Metamorphosis and Animality

The question I wish to ask is the following: why does Bruno appeal to the theme of “speculative” heroism in a work of magic? What are the relationships between heroism, magic and animality? Can magic be equated with heroism? Or is the nature of the mage different from that of the hero? To begin answering the question, we must, in my opinion, revisit the theme of the relationship between heroic frenzy and animal frenzy, as presented by Bruno in The Heroic Frenzies. In this context, the relationship between heroism, metamorphosis and animality, highlighted in The Heroic Frenzies, is at the heart of Brunian magic.