Newton Demands the Muse : Newton's Opticks and the 18th Century Poets

In this book the author express more completely than in her earlier studies what were the implications for the poet of a great advance in scientific thought. Originally published in 1966. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. In this book the author express more completely than in her earlier studies what were the implications for the poet of a great advance in scientific thought. Originally published in 1966. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 PREFACE Contents I. THE POPULAR RECEPTION OF THE Opticks II. COLOR AND LIGHT IN THE DESCRIPTIVE POETS III. THE PHYSICS OF LIGHT IN THE SCIENTIFIC POETS IV. OPTICS AND VISION V. AESTHETIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE Opticks VI. METAPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE Opticks EPILOGUE: THE POETIC DAMNATION OF NEWTON INDEX