Newton demands the muse : Newton's Opticks and the eighteenth century poets / by Marjorie Hope Nicolson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicolson, Marjorie Hope, 1894-1981, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 2275

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--18th century--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Optics in literature.

Literature and science.

Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727. Opticks.

Newton, Isaac.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1946.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this book the author express more completely than in her earlier studies what were the implications for the poet of a great advance in scientific thought.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

I. THE POPULAR RECEPTION OF THE OPTICKS

II. COLOR AND LIGHT IN THE DESCRIPTIVE POETS

III. THE PHYSICS OF LIGHT IN THE SCIENTIFIC POETS

IV. OPTICS AND VISION

V. AESTHETIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE Opticks

VI. METAPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE Opticks

EPILOGUE: THE POETIC DAMNATION OF NEWTON

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691624013

0691624011

9781400878222

1400878225

OCLC:

966782441