Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Galileo’s Metaphor 12
5. Chapter 2. The Theme of Motion 21
6. Chapter 3. On Drama, Poetry, and Movement 36
7. Chapter 4. Marlowe Invents the Deadline 55
8. Chapter 5. The Defense of the Interim 70
9. Chapter 6. Structure of an Epitaph 95
10. Chapter 7. Donne’s Apocryphal Wit 113
11. Chapter 8. Milton and the Moons of Jupiter 130
12. Conclusion 152
13. Notes 159
14. Acknowledgments 176
15. Index 177