World-building and the new astronomy in seventeenth-century prose fictions of cosmic voyage
Auteur :
Koch, Evelyn
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631862704
Date de publication :
10 mai 2022
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
389 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The book looks at ways of world-building in prose fictions of cosmic voyage in the seventeenth century. It analyses the world-building of cosmic voyages by combining theories of world-building with contemporary concepts from early modern literature and shows how imaginary worlds were created in early modern prose literature.