Celestial Aspirations: Classical Impulses in British Poetry and Art

by Philip Hardie

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A unique look at how classical notions of ascent and flight preoccupied early modern British writers and artists

Between the late sixteenth century and early nineteenth century, the British imagination--poetic, political, intellectual, spiritual and religious--displayed a pronounced fascination with images of ascent and flight to the heavens. Celestial Aspirations explores how British literature and art during that period exploited...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691197865

ISBN13:9780691197869

Release Date:March 2022

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"

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