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The Sky in Early Modern English Literature
eBook - A Study of Allusions to Celestial Events in Elizabethan and Jacobean Writing, 1572-1620
ISBN/EAN: 9781441978141
Umbreit-Nr.: 1836315
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 111 S., 2.68 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 30.04.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- Astronomy is not just a subject unto itself. We all look at the sky, and it has always been a fertile source of guidance and inspiration in art, music, and literature. This book explores the skys appearances in music and art, but focuses most on the skys enormous presence in early modern English literature. The author concentrates on William Shakespeare, whose references to the sky far exceed the combined total of all his contemporaries. Venturing into the historical context of these references, the book teaches about the Supernovae of 1572 and 1604, the abundant comets of this period, eclipses, astrology and its relation to the night sky at the time, and the early years of the telescope and how the literature of the time relates to it. This book promises to open doors between two great fields of study by inspiring readers to look for their own connections between astronomy and literature, and by helping them to enjoy the night sky itself more completely.
- Kurztext
- <p>This book explores the skys appearances in music and art, focusing on Shakespeare and early modern English literature. It teaches about the abundant comets of this period, eclipses, astrology and its relation to the night sky at the time.</p>