Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century
Download or Read eBook Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century PDF written by Laura Otis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Laura Otis |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 619 |
| Release | : 2009-04-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199554652 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019955465X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century by : Laura Otis
Book excerpt: This anthology brings together a generous selection of scientific and literary material to explore the exchanges and interactions between them. It shows how scientists and creative writers alike fed from a common imagination in their language, style, metaphors and imagery. It includes writing by Michael Faraday, Thomas Carlyle, Thomas Hardy, Charles Babbage, Charles Darwin, Louis Pasteur, Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain and many others.
