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Time's Purpled Masquers

Alastair Fowler

4/5 ( ratings)

Alastair Fowler's fascinating study explores the extraordinary prominence of astronomical imagery in Renaissance literature. He describes the forgotten Renaissance beliefs about stellification, an afterlife in the stars through metamorphosis into stellar or angelic substance. The new astronomy of Copernicus and Brahe, far from working against religious beliefs, encouraged hopes of access to the uncorrupted spheres. Fowler's many-faceted book scrutinizes these ideas--both sacred and scientific--as they manifested in literature, masques, architecture, and the pursuit of fame.

Language: English

Pages: 184

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Release: July 18, 1996

ISBN: 0198183402

ISBN 13: 9780198183402

Time's Purpled Masquers

Alastair Fowler

4/5 ( ratings)

Alastair Fowler's fascinating study explores the extraordinary prominence of astronomical imagery in Renaissance literature. He describes the forgotten Renaissance beliefs about stellification, an afterlife in the stars through metamorphosis into stellar or angelic substance. The new astronomy of Copernicus and Brahe, far from working against religious beliefs, encouraged hopes of access to the uncorrupted spheres. Fowler's many-faceted book scrutinizes these ideas--both sacred and scientific--as they manifested in literature, masques, architecture, and the pursuit of fame.

Language: English

Pages: 184

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Clarendon Press

Release: July 18, 1996

ISBN: 0198183402

ISBN 13: 9780198183402

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