Literature and Science
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2014
208 pages
978-1-350-30975-3 (ISBN)
Description
This Guide introduces literature and science as a vibrant field of critical study that is increasingly influencing both university curricula and future areas of investigation. Martin Willis explores the development of the genre and its surrounding criticism from the early modern period to the present day, focusing on key texts, topics and debates.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-30975-3 (9781350309753)
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Person
Martin Willis is Professor of English Literature at Cardiff University, UK. He is the author of Vision, Science and Literature, 1870-1920 and Mesmerists, Monsters, and Machines: Science Fiction and the Cultures of Science in the Nineteenth Century.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Institutions
2. Early Literature and Science Criticism
3. The Dominance of Darwin
4. Body
5. Mind
6. The Physical Sciences, Exploration and the Environment
7. Geology, Botany, Eugenics and Animal Studies
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Introduction
1. Institutions
2. Early Literature and Science Criticism
3. The Dominance of Darwin
4. Body
5. Mind
6. The Physical Sciences, Exploration and the Environment
7. Geology, Botany, Eugenics and Animal Studies
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
