Main description: This volume examines the specific role of horoscopic astrology in Western culture from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Focusing on the public appearance of astrological rhetoric, the essays break new ground for a better understanding of the function of hor…
North American and European scholars examine formal approaches to such features of poetry as rhyme, alliteration, and meter, investigating such questions as what rules govern formal elements of poetic language in particular traditions or poets, which line types do poets never pr…
Annotation This volume examines the specific role of horoscopic astrology in Western culture from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Focusing on the public appearance of astrological rhetoric, the essays break new ground for a better understanding of the function of horoscopes…