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Literature and Science

Literature and Science

Ruston, Sharon
Jenkins, Alice
Baker, Brian

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Series: Essays and Studies, Book 61

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ISBN10: 1843841789
ISBN13: 9781843841784
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: Jul 17 2008
Pages: 188
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.90 Width: 8.60 Depth: 5.50
Language: English
Essays exploring the complex relationship between literature and science.

In 1959 C. P. Snow memorably described the gulf of mutual incomprehension' which existed between literary intellectuals' and scientists, referring to them as two cultures'. This volume looks at the extent to which this has changed. Ranging from the middle ages to twentieth-century science fiction and literary theory, and using different texts, genres, and methodologies, the essays collected here demonstrate the complexity of literature, science, and theinterfaces between them. Texts and authors discussed include Ian McEwan's Saturday; Sheridan le Fanu; The Birth of Mankind; Franco Morretti; Anna Barbauld; Dorothy L. Sayers; The Cloud of Unknowing; George Eliot and Mary Wollstonecraft.

Dr SHARON RUSTON is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Keele. CONTRIBUTORS: SHARON RUSTON, GILLIAN RUDD, ELAINE HOBBY, ALICE JENKINS, KATY PRICE, MARTIN WILLIS, BRIAN BAKER, DAVID AMIGONI

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