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  1. Paradise lost and the cosmological revolution
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, New York, NY

    "This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo, whom Milton met and admired: a universe encompassing space travel, an earth that participates vibrantly in the cosmic dance, and... more

    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    1 A 939444
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    Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
    2014 A 605
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    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek - Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek
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    "This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo, whom Milton met and admired: a universe encompassing space travel, an earth that participates vibrantly in the cosmic dance, and stars that are 'world[s] / Of destined habitation'. Milton's bold depiction of our universe as merely a small part of a larger multiverse allows the removal of hell from the center of the earth to a location in the primordial abyss. In this wide-ranging work, Dennis Danielson lucidly unfolds early modern cosmological debates, engaging not only Galileo but also Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and the English Copernicans, thus placing Milton at a rich crossroads of epic poetry and the history of science"--

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781107033603
    RVK Categories: HK 2575 ; HK 2576
    Subjects: Literature and science; Cosmology in literature
    Other subjects: Milton, John (1608-1674); Milton, John (1608-1674); Milton, John (1608-1674): Paradise lost; Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642)
    Scope: xxiii, 220 Seiten, Illustrationen, Faksimiles
    Notes:

    Machine generated contents note: 1. The discarded image; 2. Multiverse, chaos, and cosmos; 3. Copernicus and the cosmological bricoleurs; 4. Milton and Galileo revisited (1); 5. Milton and Galileo revisited (2); 6. The sun; 7. Planet Earth; 8. Space flight, ET, and other worlds.

  2. Paradise lost and the cosmological revolution
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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  3. Paradise lost and the cosmological revolution
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge

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    Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte
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  4. Paradise lost and the cosmological revolution
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, New York, NY

    "This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo, whom Milton met and admired: a universe encompassing space travel, an earth that participates vibrantly in the cosmic dance, and... more

    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    1 A 939444
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    Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
    2014 A 605
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    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek - Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek
    2017/4324
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    Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
    2015 A 2275
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    "This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo, whom Milton met and admired: a universe encompassing space travel, an earth that participates vibrantly in the cosmic dance, and stars that are 'world[s] / Of destined habitation'. Milton's bold depiction of our universe as merely a small part of a larger multiverse allows the removal of hell from the center of the earth to a location in the primordial abyss. In this wide-ranging work, Dennis Danielson lucidly unfolds early modern cosmological debates, engaging not only Galileo but also Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and the English Copernicans, thus placing Milton at a rich crossroads of epic poetry and the history of science"--

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781107033603
    RVK Categories: HK 2576 ; HK 2575
    Subjects: Literature and science; Cosmology in literature; Literature and science; Cosmology in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
    Other subjects: Milton, John (1608-1674); Milton, John (1608-1674); Milton, John (1608-1674): Paradise lost; Galilei, Galileo (1564-1642); Milton, John 1608-1674; Milton, John 1608-1674; Milton, John 1608-1674; Galilei, Galileo 1564-1642
    Scope: xxiii, 220 Seiten, Illustrationen, Faksimiles
    Notes:

    Machine generated contents note: 1. The discarded image; 2. Multiverse, chaos, and cosmos; 3. Copernicus and the cosmological bricoleurs; 4. Milton and Galileo revisited (1); 5. Milton and Galileo revisited (2); 6. The sun; 7. Planet Earth; 8. Space flight, ET, and other worlds.

  5. Paradise Lost and the Cosmological Revolution
    Published: 2014
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, New York

    This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo more

    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781107033603
    Scope: Online-Ressource (246 p)
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    Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of illustrations; Foreword and acknowledgments; Note on text and usage; Preface: A cosmical epic; Chapter 1 The discarded image; Chapter 2 Multiverse, Chaos, Cosmos; Chapter 3 Copernicus and the cosmological bricoleurs; Chapter4 Milton and Galileo revisited (1): ""Incredible delight""; Chapter 5 Milton and Galileo revisited (2): ""Whatif?""; Chapter 6 The Sun; Chapter 7 Planet Earth; Chapter 8 Space Flight, ET, and other worlds; Epilogue ""The meaning, not thename""

    Appendix The astronomical science of Milton as shown in Paradise LostBibliographical note; Index