The Starlight Night The Sky in the Writings of Shakespeare, Tennyson, and Hopkins /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Levy, David H. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 419
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Philology.; Linguistics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History, general.; Language and Literature.

In this updated second edition renowned amateur comet-searcher David H. Levy expands on his work about the intricate relationship between the night sky and the works of English Literature. This revised and expanded text includes new sections on Alfred Lord Tennyson and Gerald Manley Hopkins (both am...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.