Astronomy in Literature: Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Longfellow.

Author / Editor
Olson, Donald W.

Title
Astronomy in Literature: Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Longfellow.

Published
Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy: Determining Time, Place, and Other Hidden Details Linked to the Stars (Cham: Springer, 2022), pp. 288-323; illus.

Description
Includes discussion of the reference to Boetes (the constellation Boötes) in Bo, IV, met. 5, explaining the astronomy underlying the "puzzle" found in Boethius's original reference and in Chaucer's translation.

Alternative Title
Investigating Art, History, and Literature with Astronomy: Determining Time, Place, and Other Hidden Details Linked to the Stars

Chaucer Subjects
Boece