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portada Time's Purpled Masquers: Stars and the Afterlife in Renaissance English Literature
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
1996
Language
English
Pages
180
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
0198183402
ISBN13
9780198183402
Edition No.
1

Time's Purpled Masquers: Stars and the Afterlife in Renaissance English Literature

Alastair Fowler (Author) · Oup Oxford · Hardcover

Time's Purpled Masquers: Stars and the Afterlife in Renaissance English Literature - Alastair Fowler

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Synopsis "Time's Purpled Masquers: Stars and the Afterlife in Renaissance English Literature"

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.

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