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Much ADO about Numbers: Shakespeare's Mathematical Life and Times

by Rob Eastaway

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Shakespeare through a mathematical lens

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Shakespeare through a mathematical lens

Rob Eastaway places Shakespeare’s plays within an era of mathematical change, linking the period’s developing ideas to subjects such as astronomy, navigation, time-keeping, music, games and code-breaking. The book moves between details of the plays—including Juliet’s parting scene and a reference in *Cymbeline*—and practical questions about how people in Shakespeare’s world measured time, traveled and used numbers. Its scope brings literary interpretation into conversation with Tudor history and the history of mathematics, showing how these fields can illuminate one another.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Shakespeare enthusiasts interested in historical context
  • Readers curious about connections between mathematics and the arts
  • Those interested in Tudor history and early scientific ideas

Themes

Mathematics in Shakespeare’s eraLiterature and scienceTudor historyAstronomy, navigation and time-keeping

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Book overview

Shakespeare's era was abuzz with mathematical progress, from the new concept of "zero" to Galileo's redraft of the heavens. Now, Rob Eastaway uncovers the many surprising ways math shaped Shakespeare's plays--and his world--through astronomy, code-breaking, time-keeping, navigation, music, games, and more.

  • How does division feature in Juliet's parting scene?
  • Why was it hazardous to play with dice?
  • How did audiences get to the Globe on time?
  • Which of Galileo's discoveries has a cameo in Cymbeline?
  • Were cryptic messages hidden in the First Folio?

Full of delights for devotees of both Tudor history and the Bard, Much Ado About Numbers is proof that the arts and sciences have always danced together.

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