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100 1 _aGrimm, Florence M.
_q(Florence Marie)
245 1 0 _aAstronomical Lore in Chaucer
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-10-11
505 0 _aAstronomy in the Middle Ages -- Chaucer's scientific knowledge -- Chaucer's cosmology -- Chaucer's astronomy -- Astrological lore in Chaucer -- Appendix.
508 _aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"Astronomical Lore in Chaucer" by Florence M. Grimm is a scholarly publication written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the significance of astronomical and astrological concepts within the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer, illustrating how the medieval understanding of the cosmos influenced Chaucer's writings. It explores the intertwining of human life and celestial phenomena from a time when astrology played a pivotal role in shaping perceptions of fate and moral outcomes. The opening of the manuscript sets the stage by establishing the importance of astronomy during the Middle Ages, emphasizing Chaucer's integration of celestial references into his poetry. It explains how the geocentric view, where the Earth was considered the center of the universe, shaped not only scientific thought but also spiritual and moral frameworks of the period. The text highlights astronomical practices of the time, including the reliance on celestial observations for daily activities and the pervasive belief in the influence of planetary positions on human affairs, which would later serve as a foundation for understanding Chaucer's astrological allusions throughout his body of work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Knowledge -- Astronomy
653 _aAstronomy, Medieval, in literature
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37711
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