The Refracted Muse - Literature and Optics in Early Modern Spain (Paperback)

Galileo never set foot on the Iberian Peninsula, yet, as Enrique Garcia Santo-Tomas unfolds in The Refracted Muse, the news of his work with telescopes brought him to surprising prominence--not just among Spaniards working in the developing science of optometry but among creative writers as well. While Spain is often thought to have taken little notice of the Scientific Revolution, Garcia Santo-Tomas tells a different story, one that reveals Golden Age Spanish literature to be in close dialogue with the New Science. Drawing on the work of writers such as Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderon de la Barca, and Quevedo, he helps us trace the influence of science and discovery on the rapidly developing and highly playful genre of the novel. Indeed, Garcia Santo-Tomas makes a strong case that the rise of the novel cannot be fully understood without taking into account its relationship to the scientific discoveries of the period.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2017
Authors:	Enrique Garcia Santo-tomas
Dimensions:	23 x 15 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-46573-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	0-226-46573-X
Barcode:	9780226465739

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