ABSTRACT
What has sparked the interest of countless Bruno enthusiasts-and that for which he is most remembered in the minds of the general public-is his dramatic end: gagged, bound, and burned at the stake in 1600 by the hands of the Inquisition. In his life he was considered at best a master of memory and magic, at worst a heretic. In his death, he has been variously championed as a martyr for science and free thought, as well as a rebel, maverick, visionary, and magus.
