Time and the Astrolabe in the Canterbury Tales

Time and the Astrolabe in the Canterbury Tales
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 0806134038
ISBN-13 : 9780806134031
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Book Synopsis Time and the Astrolabe in the Canterbury Tales by : Marijane Osborn

Download or read book Time and the Astrolabe in the Canterbury Tales 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. 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.


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