| The Refracted Muse: Literature and Optics in Early Modern Spain Contributor(s): Santo-Tomas, Enrique Garcia (Author) |
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ISBN: 022646573X ISBN-13: 9780226465739 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $47.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dewey: 863.309 |
| LCCN: 2016058026 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Galileo never set foot on the Iberian Peninsula, yet, as Enrique Garc a Santo-Tom s 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, Garc a Santo-Tom s 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, Calder n 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, Garc a Santo-Tom s 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Santo-Tomas, Enrique Garcia: - Enrique García Santo-Tomás is the Frank Casa Collegiate Professor of Spanish at the University of Michigan. |