Time and the Astrolabe in the Canterbury Tales
Download or Read eBook Time and the Astrolabe in the Canterbury Tales PDF written by Marijane Osborn and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Marijane Osborn |
| Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0806134038 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780806134031 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Time and the Astrolabe in the Canterbury Tales by : Marijane Osborn
Book excerpt: Marijane Osborn demonstrates that Chaucer structured the Canterbury Tales after the astrolabe, an Arabic Islamic time-keeping device. Chaucer’s fascination with this device also accounts for the sense of time and astronomy in the Tales.
