The poems in The Starry Messenger explore the many facets of Galileo Galilei's life and times--his troubled childhood, his appetites and love affairs, his early scientific discoveries, his famed exploration of the heavens, his house arrest, his blindness. Emphasizing Galileo's independent nature and his affection for his mistress and daughter, George Keithley provides one of the most personal portraits of the astronomer ever written. In the process, he depicts the sensuous world of religion, magic, and science that was seventheenth-century Florence, Padua, Venice, Ostia, and Rome.
| ISBN: | 9780822958161 |
| Publication date: | 6th April 2003 |
| Author: | George Keithley |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 72 pages |
| Series: | Pitt Poetry Series |
| Genres: |
Poetry |
The poems in The Starry Messenger explore the many facets of Galileo Galilei's life and times--his troubled childhood, his appetites and love affairs, his early scientific discoveries, his famed exploration of the heavens, his house arrest, his blindness. Emphasizing Galileo's independent nature and his affection for his mistress and daughter, George Keithley provides one of the most personal portraits of the astronomer ever written.
The Starry Messenger features in the following genres: Poetry
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The Starry Messenger was written by George Keithley and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
The Starry Messenger has 72 pages
Yes it is part of Pitt Poetry Series series
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