The theater of experiment : staging natural philosophy in eighteenth-century Britain /

The Theater of Experiment explores the crucial role of spectacle in the establishment of modern science. It analyzes eighteenth-century theatrical representations of science in order to demonstrate how experimental natural philosophy was itself a kind of performing art that was shaped by a wider cul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coppola, Al (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Temas:
1660-1799
Theater > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Science in literature.
English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700 > History and criticism.
English drama > 18th century > History and criticism.
Satire, English > History and criticism.
Literature and science > England > History > 18th century.
Théâtre > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sciences dans la littérature.
Théâtre anglais > 1660-1700 (Restauration) > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre anglais > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature et sciences > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
DRAMA > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English drama
English drama > Restoration
Literature and science
Satire, English
Science in literature
Theater
England
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The spectacle of experiment and the politics of virtuoso satire in the 1670s
  • Retraining the virtuoso's gaze: The emperor of the moon and the Spectacles of science and politics
  • Physiology, commerce and comedy: Three hours after marriage and A bold stroke for a wife
  • Harlequin Newton: Faustus pantomimes and public science in the 1720s
  • Modest witnesses and eager spectators: engendering enlightenment science
  • Epilogue: rehearsing spectacle.

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