Matthew Prior's Attitude Toward Natural Science
M. Spears
Jun 1, 1948
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PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
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Key Takeaway Key Takeaway: Prior's writings show an unusual attitude towards scientific doctrines, but he also influenced his readers' understanding of the world and the role of science in his writings.
Abstract
Recent studies have made evident the profound effect of natural science, especially of physics and astronomy, upon English neo-classical literature. In several of these studies, it has been remarked that Matthew Prior's writings contain many passages referring to scientific doctrines and manifesting an unusual attitude toward them. There has been, however, no thorough investigation of the rôle played by the new science in Prior's thought.
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