Phantasmatic Knowledge : Visions of the Human and the Scientific Gaze in English Literature, 1880-1930.

Hauptbeschreibung 'Phantasmatic Knowledge' investigates changing anthropological visions as they were negotiated in late Victorian and early twentieth century literature. It starts from the assumption that in nineteenth century scientific discourse, a human being can only be accepted as fu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scholz, Susanne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, 2013.
Colección:Anglistische Forschungen - Band 436.
Temas:
1800-1899
Literature and anthropology.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 18th century > Criticism and interpretation.
English literature > 19th century > Criticism and interpretation.
Identity in literature.
Littérature et anthropologie.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
English literature
Literature and anthropology
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction: on Reading Faces; I. Borders of the Human: Making a Case; Epistemological Prologue I: Case Studies; 1 Normalisation and Monstrosity: the 'Elephant Man'; 2 Cultural Pathologies: the "Making of ..." Jack the Ripper; 3 Cases and Experiments: Jekyll and Hyde; II. Victorian Visualities: Being (in) the Picture; Epistemological Prologue II: Photographic Optimism; 4 Family Likeness, Heredity and Visuality: R.L. Stevenson's "Olalla"; 5 Seriality and the Artist's Gaze: Thomas Hardy's ""The Well-Beloved""
  • 6 Ancient Wisdom versus Modern Knowledge: the Return of the MummiesEpilogue: Literary Knowledge; Bibliography; Picture Credits; Register.

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