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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817525203321

Autore

Turner Henry S.

Titolo

Shakespeare's double helix / / Henry S. Turner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2007

ISBN

1-4725-5535-X

1-4411-0205-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 129 p.)

Collana

Shakespeare now!

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Science - England - History - 16th century

Science in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction; 1.Poiesis; 2. Metamorphosis; 3. Theaters of Knowledge; 4. Judgment and Sense; 5. Law and Authority; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Using 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' as a case study, this title draws together questions of early science, examining the way literature and Renaissance theatre, a new technology itself, were used to illustrate and discuss new developments.