The starlight night : the sky in the writings of Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Hopkins /: the sky in the writings of Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Hopkins. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David H. Levy.
• Authors: Levy, David H, 1948-
• Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Part I: The Sky in Early Modern English Literature -- Chapter One: The Stella Novae of 1572 and 1604 -- Chapter Two: Comets and Meteors: A Rich Harvest from 1573 to 1607 -- Chapter Three: These Late Eclipses -- Chapter Four: Of Signs and Seasons -- Chapter Five: The Telescope in Early Modern English Literature -- Part II: The Sky in the Poetry of Tennyson and Hopkins -- Chapter Six: Bridging the Centuries: Astronomical Discoveries Between the Eras of Shakespeare and of Tennyson and Hopkins -- Chapter Seven: Leading Up to the Victorian Age: Moving Toward Hopkins and Tennyson -- Chapter Eight: Arise and Fly -- Chapter Nine: Scarce Worth Discovery -- Chapter Ten: Hopkins and the Starlight Night -- Appendix A: A Selection of References to the Sky in Writings from 1572 to 1620 -- Appendix B: A selection of references to the sky in the writings of Hopkins -- Works Cited.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 820.9/003; Physics; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Astronomy in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Astronomy in literature; English literature -- Early modern; History -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- General; History; Literary studies: general; History; Linguistics; Science -- Astronomy; Astronomy, space & time; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319198781; 3319198785
• Related ISBNs: 9783319198774; 3319198777; 9783319198774
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 25, 2015)
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