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Jane Goodall

Frankenstein's Science

Experimentation and Discovery in Romantic Culture, 1780-1830

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Though Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has inspired a vast body of criticism, there are no book-length studies that contextualise this widely taught novel in contemporary scientific and literary debates. The essays in this volume by leading writers in their fields provide new historical scholarship into areas of science and pseudo-science that generated fierce controversy in Mary Shelley's time: anatomy, electricity, medicine, teratology, Mesmerism, quackery and proto-evolutionary biology. The collection embraces a multifaceted view of the exciting cultural climate in Britain and Europe from 1780 to 1830. While Frankenstein is all too often rea… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Knellwolf, Christa (Hrsg.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-351-93583-8
  • EAN: 9781351935838
  • Produktnummer: 24387233
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 240 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 5'564 KB

Über den Autor


Christa Knellwolf is a Visiting Professor of English and Cultural Theory at the University of Konstanz and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Australian National University. She has published widely on the age of Enlightenment and the cultural impact of science and exploration. Jane Goodall is a Professor with the Writing and Society Research Group at the University of Western Sydney, Australia.

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