Time, Space, and Motion in the Age of Shakespeare

Time, Space, and Motion in the Age of Shakespeare
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 9780674027114
ISBN-13 : 0674027116
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Download or read book Time, Space, and Motion in the Age of Shakespeare written by Angus Fletcher and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This focused but far-reaching work by the distinguished scholar Angus Fletcher reveals how early modern science and English poetry were in many ways components of one process: discovering the secrets of motion. Beginning with the achievement of Galileo, Time, Space, and Motion identifies the problem of motion as the central cultural issue of the time, pursued through the poetry of the age, from Marlowe and Shakespeare to Ben Jonson and Milton.


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