Mesmerists, monsters, and machines : science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century
Title:
Mesmerists, monsters, and machines : science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century
Author:
Willis, Martin, 1971-
ISBN:
9781612774671
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (281 pages)
Contents:
Literature, science, and science fiction -- E.T.A. Hoffmann and the magic of mesmerism -- Mary Shelley's electric imagination -- The human experiments of Edgar Allan Poe -- Verne's deep-sea investigations on dry land -- Villiers de L'Isle-Adam's invention of psychical research -- H.G. Wells in the laboratory -- Conclusion : the progress of literature and science; or, a refrain on interdisciplinarity.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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