Science Reading Renaissance Lit: The Art of Making Knowledge, 1580-1670: 46 (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture, Series Number 46)

Spiller, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0521037689 / ISBN 13: 9780521037686

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2007

About this Item

Science, Reading, and Renaissance Literature brings together key works in early modern science and imaginative literature. Series: Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352. . 2008. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science Reading Renaissance Lit: The Art of Making Knowledge, 1580-1670: 46 (Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture, Series Number 46)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521037689
• ISBN 13: 9780521037686
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This monograph documents the development of two cultures and disciplines: science and literature--through a shared aesthetic of knowledge. It brings together key works in early modern science and imaginative literature, ranging from the anatomy of William Harvey and the experimentalism of William Gilbert to the fiction of Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser and Margaret Cavendish.

About the Author

Elizabeth Spiller is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of English, Texas Christian University. She has published in a number of journals including Renaissance Quarterly, Criticism, Studies in English Literature, and Modern Language Quarterly.