Mesmerists, monsters, and machines : science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century /

Using key canonical science fiction narratives, Mesmerists, Monsters, and Machines examines the intersection of the literary and scientific cultures of the nineteenth century. In this original and refreshing approach to the study of early science fiction, author Martin Willis maintains that science...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Willis, Martin, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
1800-1899
Science fiction > History and criticism.
Fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Literature and science.
Science > History > 19th century.
Science-fiction > Histoire et critique.
Roman > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et sciences.
Sciences > Histoire > 19e siècle.
FICTION > Fantasy > General.
Fiction
Literature and science
Science
Science fiction
Science-Fiction
Wissenschaft > Motiv
Science fiction.
Wetenschap.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Literature, science, and science fiction
  • E.T.A. Hoffmann and the magic of mesmerism
  • Mary Shelley's electric imagination
  • The human experiments of Edgar Allan Poe
  • Verne's deep-sea investigations on dry land
  • Villiers de L'Isle-Adam's invention of psychical research
  • H.G. Wells in the laboratory
  • Conclusion : the progress of literature and science; or, a refrain on interdisciplinarity.

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