Imagining the Unimaginable
| Author | : Ladina Bezzola Lambert |
| Publisher | : Rodopi |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9042015780 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9789042015784 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (784 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Imagining the Unimaginable by : Ladina Bezzola Lambert
Download or read book Imagining the Unimaginable written by Ladina Bezzola Lambert and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2002 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the contents: How metaphors matter: Astolfo's lunar journey in the Orlando furioso. - Images proposed in Jest: Galileo's Sidereus nuncius and the dialogue. - The stuff that dreams are made of: Kepler's Somnium. - Worlds of words: Cyrano de Bergerac's Lune and Soleil. - Metaphors as systems of thought: Fontenelle, Cyrano, Wilkins and Huygens.
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