Gears and God : technocratic fiction, faith, and empire in Mark Twain's America /

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"A revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In this work, Nathaniel Williams analyzes the genre of technology-themed exploration novels--dime novel adventure stories featuring steam-powered and electrified robots, airships...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Nathaniel, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2018]
Colección:Studies in American literary realism and naturalism.
Temas:
1800-1899
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Technology in literature.
Christianity in literature.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Technologie dans la littérature.
Christianisme dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American fiction
Christianity in literature
Technology in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"A revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In this work, Nathaniel Williams analyzes the genre of technology-themed exploration novels--dime novel adventure stories featuring steam-powered and electrified robots, airships, and submersibles. This genre proliferated during the same cultural moment when evolutionary science was dismantling Americans' prevailing, biblically based understanding of human history"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817391867
081739186X

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