The essays assembled here powerfully reveal both the surprisingly enduring nature of early modern resistance to the Copernican revolution in astronomy and cosmology and the rich variety of the literary consequences of the emergence of the New Science. By drawing critical attention to a great range of topics and texts across the long-seventeenth century, this collection brings new concerns and ... Read morevital insights to the current critical conversation regarding the complex and intriguing relationship between early modern science and literature. - Howard Marchitello, Professor of English, Rutgers University, USA The early modern period witnessed an extraordinary convergence of astronomy and literature. Copernicus and Galileo prompted new questions: Did the earth move? Were there more worlds than one? Might other planets be inhabited? Literary writers answered these questions, and this bracing and original collection of essays illuminates the literary response to astronomical revolution, from Europe to America, across languages and times, and will be welcomed by all students of the period. - William Poole, John Galsworthy Fellow and Tutor in English, Oxford University, UK Show Less