The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright's Universe

by Dan Falk

Book Overview

William Shakespeare lived at a remarkable time--a period we now recognize as the first phase of the Scientific Revolution. New ideas were transforming Western thought, the medieval was giving way to the modern, and the work of a few key figures hinted at the brave new world to come: the methodical and rational Galileo, the skeptical Montaigne, and--as Falk convincingly argues--Shakespeare, who observed human nature just as intently as the astronomers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250008778
• ISBN13: 9781250008770
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.3"