The Romantic imagination and astronomy : on all sides infinity
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The Romantic imagination and astronomy : on all sides infinity
（Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The First International Event and the First 'New' Planet: Expanding the Globe and Confronting Infinity 2. Barbauld: 'Embryo Systems and Unkindled Suns' 3. Coleridge: Herschel, and Cosmogonical Time 4. John Herschel and Mary Somerville: Astronomical Legacy and the Proprietary British Scientist 5. Astronomy and Empire: The Pathos of Demystification in Lamia and The Witch of Atlas 6. Rossetti: Reconciliation and Recursivity Conclusion Bibliography Index
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