Starry sky within, the: astronomy and the reach of the mind in victorian literature
Auteur :
Henchman, Anna
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198797593
Date de publication :
30 nov. 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Starry Sky Within is an innovative study of previously unexplored connections between nineteenth-century astronomy and British literature. Nineteenth-century astronomers revealed a staggeringly mobile world extending far beyond the scope of human vision and Henchman examines how this discovery inspired the novelists of the day.