Spectacular Science, Technology and Superstition in the Age of Shakespeare

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Sophie Chiari, Mickael Popelard, Sophie Chiari, Mickaël Popelard

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To the readers who ask themselves: 'What is science?', this volume provides an answer from an early modern perspective, whereby science included such various intellectual pursuits as history, poetry, occultism and philosophy. By exploring particular aspects of Shakespearean drama, this collection illustrates how literature and science were inextricably linked in the early modern period. In order to bridge the gap between Renaissance literature and early modern science, the essays collected here focus on a complex intellectual territory situated at the point of juncture between humanism, natural magic and craftsmanship. It is argued that science and literature constantly interacted, thus revealing that what we now call 'literature' and what we choose to describe as 'science' were not clear-cut categories in Shakespeare's days but rather a part of common intellectual territory.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-09-30
Mått164 x 241 x 23 mm
Vikt588 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474427814

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AcknowledgementsNote on ContributorsTextual NoteGeneral IntroductionI. Popular Beliefs1. The ‘Science’ of Astrology in Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Romeo and Juliet and King LearFrançois Laroque2. Staging Devils and Witches: Did Shakespeare Read Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft? Pierre KapitaniakII. Healing and Improving3. "Remedies For Life": Curing Hysterica Passio in Shakespeare’s Othello, Macbeth and The Winter’s TaleSélima Lejri4. "More, I prithee, more": Melancholy, Musical Appetite and Medical Discourse in Shakespeare’s Twelfth NightPierre Iselin5. Saving Perfection from the Alchemists: Shakespeare’s Use of AlchemyMargaret Jones-DaviesIII. Knowledge and (Re)Discoveries6. Of Mites and Motes: Shakespearean Readings of Epicurean ScienceJonathan Pollock7. Shakespeare’s Alhazen: Love’s Labour’s Lost and the History of OpticsAnne-Valérie Dulac8. Shakespeare’s Montaigne: Maps and Books in The TempestFrank Lestringant9. Unlimited Science: the Endless Transformation of Nature in Bacon and ShakespeareMickaël PopelardIV. Mechanical Tropes10. "Vat is de clock, Jack?": Shakespeare and the ‘Science’ of TimeSophie Chiari11. "Wheels have been set in motion": Geocentrism and Relativity in Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadLiliane CamposCodaScepticism and the Spectacular: On Shakespeare in an Age of ScienceCarla MazzioGeneral BibliographyIndex

This well-conceived and richly informative collection situates Shakespearean drama at the intersection of the arts and sciences in early modern culture. The continuities of knowledge were epitomized in the imaginative possibilities of theater; and Shakespeare here is seen as both a representative and the supreme examplar of an age in which humanism, technology, craftsmanship, philosophy, alchemy, magic and poetry were inextricably interrelated. Historians of both the arts and sciences will find this a valuable and provocative volume.