The Cylinder : Kinematics of the Nineteenth Century

The Cylinder investigates the surprising proliferation of cylindrical objects in the nineteenth century, such as steam engines, phonographs, panoramas, rotary printing presses, silos, safety locks, and many more. Examining this phenomenon through the lens of kinematics, the science of forcing motion...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Müller-Sievers, Helmut
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Science in popular culture.
Mechanics in literature.
Machinery in literature.
Literature, Modern > Themes, motives.
Cylinders.
Kinematics
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
kinematics.
cylinders (solids)
Cinematique.
Cylindres.
Sciences dans la culture populaire.
Mecanique dans la litterature.
Machines dans la litterature.
Litterature > 19e siecle > Themes, motifs.
Kinematics.
Literature, Modern > 19th century > Themes, motives.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: THE PREHISTORY AND METAPHYSICS OF THE CYLINDER; 1. Introduction; 2. The Rise of Kinematics; 3. The Valuation of Motions; PART TWO: CYLINDERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY; 4. The Cylinder as Motor; 5. The Cylinder as Tool; 6. Kinematics of Narration I: Dickens and the Motion of Serialization; 7. The Cylinder as Enclosure; 8. Kinematics of Narration II: Balzac and the Cylindrical Shape of the Plot; 9. Gears and Screws; 10. Kinematics of Narration III: Henry James and the Turn of the Screw; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J.
  • Kl; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; y; z.

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