Literature in the Age of Celestial Discovery

From Copernicus to Flamsteed

• Author(s): Judy A. Hayden,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 224
• ISBN_10: 1137568038
  ISBN_13: 9781137568038
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Literary Criticism / Modern / General , Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory , Social Science / General , Literary Criticism / European / General , Literary Criticism / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

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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.