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Time's Purpled Masquers: Stars and the Afterlife in Renaissance English Literature Fowler, Alastair (Regius Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh; and Professor of English, Regius Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh; and Professor of English, University
Time's Purpled Masquers: Stars and the Afterlife in Renaissance English Literature
Fowler, Alastair (Regius Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh; and Professor of English, Regius Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh; and Professor of English, University
Explores the extraordinary prominence of astronomical imagery in Renaissance literature. Although the stars were important astrologically, this book explains the popularity of such imagery, and the impact of astronomical discoveries, particularly their implications for stellification, or translation to the stars, is also an important factor.
171 pages, bibliography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 18, 1996 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198183402 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 180 |
| Dimensions | 143 × 224 × 18 mm · 371 g |
| Language | English |