Bibliograph

The science of Shakespeare, a new look at the playwright's universe, Dan Falk

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The science of Shakespeare, a new look at the playwright's universe, Dan Falk

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The science of Shakespeare

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

846545902

Responsibility statement

Dan Falk

Sub title

a new look at the playwright's universe

Table Of Contents

"Arise, fair sun": a brief history of cosmology -- "He that is giddy thinks the world turns round": Nicolaus Copernicus, the reluctant reformer -- "This majestical roof fretted with golden fire": Tycho Brahe & Thomas Digges -- "These earthly godfathers of heaven's lights": the shadow of Copernicus & the dawn of science -- "Sorrow's eye, glazed with blinding tears": the rise of English science & the question of the Tudor telescope -- "Who is it that can tell me who I am": a brief history of William Shakespeare -- "More things in heaven and earth": the science of Hamlet -- "A hawk from a handsaw": reading Shakespeare, and reading into Shakespeare -- "Does the world go round": Shakespeare & Galileo -- "Treachers by spherical predominance": the allure of astrology -- "Fair is foul, and foul is fair": magic in the age of Shakespeare -- "A body yet distempered": Shakespeare & medicine -- "Drawn with a team of little atomi": living in the material world -- "As flies to wanton boys": the disappearing gods -- "They say miracles are past"

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