Uncommon Contexts: Encounters Between Science and Literature, 1800-1914 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848933622 ISBN 13 : 9781848933620

Editeur : Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Britain in the long nineteenth century developed an increasing interest in science of all kinds. Whilst poets and novelists took inspiration from technical and scientific innovations, those directly engaged in these new disciplines relied on literary techniques to communicate their discoveries to a wider audience. The essays in this collection uncover this symbiotic relationship between literature and science, at the same time bridging the disciplinary gulf between the history of science and literary studies. Specific case studies include the engineering language used by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the role of physiology in the development of the sensation novel and how mass communication made people lonely.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Britain in the long nineteenth century developed an increasing interest in science of all kinds. The essays in this collection uncover this symbiotic relationship between literature and science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848933622
• ISBN 13: 9781848933620
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Éditeur: Marsden Ben, Hutchinson Hazel, O'Connor Ralph
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible