by Kenneth A. Loparo (Author)
In the nineteenth century the beauty of the night sky is the source of both imaginative wonder in poetry and political and commercial power through navigation. The Romantic Imagination and Astronomy examines the impact of astronomical discovery and imperial exploration on poets including Barbauld, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley, and Rossetti.
Author Biography
Dometa Brothers is an Assistant Professor of British Literature at Iowa State University. She has published articles and book chapters on Romantic poetry and the history of science and mathematics, ecosemiotics, and travel writing.
Number of Pages: 203
Dimensions: 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: January 01, 2015
