| Time, Space, and Motion in the Age of Shakespeare Subjects: English poetry -- Early modern 1500–1700 -- History and criticism; Literature and science -- England -- History -- 17th century; Literature and science -- England -- History -- 16th century; Motion in literature; Renaissance -- England; Theirs was a world of exploration and experimentation, of movement and growth--and in this, the thinkers of the Renaissance, poets and scientists alike, followed their countrymen into uncharted territory and unthought space. A book that takes us to the very heart of the enterprise of the Renaissance, this closely focused but far-reaching work by the distinguished scholar Angus Fletcher reveals how early modern science and English poetry were in many ways components of one process: discovering and expressing the secrets of motion, whether in the language of mathematics or verse. |