Tom (Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance Dram Rutter

Shakespeare and Science (Oxford Shakespeare Topics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780192898555
author:: Tom (Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare and Renaissance Dram Rutter
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Oxford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 208
Dimensions:: 20.4 x 13.8 x 1.2 centimetres (0
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Drama,
Condition:: New
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Shakespeare and Science explores how William Shakespeare's plays and poetry reflect his understanding of the natural world and the scientific knowledge of his time. Drawing on medieval scholars, Islamic philosophers, ancient Greek and Roman authorities, as well as more recent figures like Copernicus and Vesalius, Rutter reveals how Shakespeare used astronomical and anatomical ideas in his work. The book examines four key areas: astronomy and meteorology, matter, the body, and mathematics. Through detailed original readings of texts such as The Histories, Hamlet, and Othello, Rutter sheds new light on Shakespeare's engagement with scientific understanding through performance, illusion, and creative use of space. By considering the work of Shakespeare's contemporaries, including Robert Recorde and Thomas Elyot, Rutter provides a comprehensive picture of how science was represented in early modern drama.

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