Mechanism and Mysticism : the Influence of Science on the Thought and Work of Theodore Dreiser /

In Mechanism and Mysticism, Louis J. Zanine provides the first full-length study of Theodore Dreiser's interest in modern scientific research and of the impact of scientific ideas on the thought and work of a writer who would gain fame as a deterministic naturalist, but who would end his life a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zanine, Louis J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Dreiser, Theodore, > 1871-1945 > Knowledge > Science.
Dreiser, Theodore, > 1871-1945
1900-1999
Literature and science > United States > History > 20th century.
Science in literature.
Littérature et sciences > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sciences dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Literature and science
Science
Science in literature
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Impact of Evolutionary Thought
  • 2. The Evolutionary Universe in Fiction
  • 3. The Lure of Mechanistic Science
  • 4. Science and the Supernatural
  • 5. Science as a Religious Quest
  • 6. From Mechanism to Mysticism
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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