03341oam 2200697I 450 991046281450332120200520144314.01-283-94231-30-203-09697-51-136-22074-710.4324/9780203096970 (CKB)2670000000315512(EBL)1108568(OCoLC)823719458(SSID)ssj0000803810(PQKBManifestationID)12383228(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803810(PQKBWorkID)10813728(PQKB)10396754(MiAaPQ)EBC1108568(Au-PeEL)EBL1108568(CaPaEBR)ebr10643526(CaONFJC)MIL425481(OCoLC)828735288(EXLCZ)99267000000031551220180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAndroids and intelligent networks in early modern literature and culture artificial slaves /Kevin LaGrandeurNew York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (223 p.)Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ;22Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ;22Description based upon print version of record.1-138-74334-8 0-415-63121-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Artificial slaves: intelligent tools/ rebellious agents -- Real human automata from the pre-empirical era -- Whole bodies: alchemy, cabala, and the embodiment of force -- Body parts: talking brass heads, dangerous knowledge, and Robert Greene's plays -- Prospero's ethereal prosthesis -- Doctor Faustus: losing control of the servant network -- Points of contact between artificial servants of yesterday and today.This book explores the creation and use of artificially made humanoid servants and servant networks by fictional and non-fictional scientists of the early modern period. Beginning with an investigation of the roots of artificial servants, humanoids, and automata from earlier times, LaGrandeur traces how these literary representations coincide with a surging interest in automata and experimentation, and how they blend with the magical science that preceded the empirical era. In the instances that this book considers, the idea of the artificial factotum is connected with an emotional paradox:Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and CultureEnglish literatureEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismMachine theory in literatureAndroids in literatureTechnology and civilizationEnglandHistoryElectronic books.English literatureHistory and criticism.Machine theory in literature.Androids in literature.Technology and civilizationHistory.809/.93356LaGrandeur Kevin.1000499MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462814503321Androids and intelligent networks in early modern literature and culture2296483UNINA