Ebook: Literature in the Age of Celestial Discovery: From Copernicus to Flamsteed
Author: Judy A. Hayden (eds.)
- Tags: British and Irish Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, European Literature, Literary History
- Series: Palgrave Studies in Literature Science and Medicine
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Advances in astronomy such as the theories of Copernicus and the development of the telescope sparked a strong response within Early Modern literature. The essays in this collection show this discourse went on to develop a political context to discuss topics like New World exploration and even kingship and regicide, well into the 18th century.
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