Doctor Copernicus: a novel
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Norton, c1976.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
vii, 241 pages : map ; 22 cm.
Status:
Description
The classic novel by "Irish master" (New Yorker) and Booker Prize-winner John Banville brings to life the dramatic and surprising world of sixteenth-century astronomer Nicolas Copernicus and the theory that would shatter the medieval view of the universe. Sixteenth-century Europe is teeming with change and controversy: wars are being waged by princes and bishops and the repercussions of Luther are being felt through a convulsing Germany. In a remote corner of Poland, a modest canon is practicing medicine and studying the heavens, preparing a theory that will shatter the medieval view of the universe. In this astonishing work of historical imagination, John Banville offers a vivid portrait of a man of painful reticence. For, in a world that is equal parts splendor and barbarism, an obscure cleric who seeks "the secret music of the universe" poses a most devastating threat. "A tour de force… Exciting, beautifully written and astonishingly redolent of the late medieval world." -The Times
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0393087573
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APA Citation (style guide)
Banville, J. (1976). Doctor Copernicus: a novel. New York, Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Banville, John. 1976. Doctor Copernicus: A Novel. New York, Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Banville, John, Doctor Copernicus: A Novel. New York, Norton, 1976.
MLA Citation (style guide)Banville, John. Doctor Copernicus: A Novel. New York, Norton, 1976.
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