Science and religion in neo-Victorian novels : eye of the ichthyosaur / / John Glendening
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| Autore: |
Glendening John
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| Titolo: |
Science and religion in neo-Victorian novels : eye of the ichthyosaur / / John Glendening
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 823/.9109356 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science in literature |
| Religion in literature | |
| English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism | |
| English fiction - 21st century - History and criticism | |
| Historical fiction, English - History and criticism | |
| Natural history in literature | |
| Scientific expeditions in literature | |
| Literature and science - Great Britain | |
| Religion and science - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Historiography |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Reconstructing history : the world-renowned ichthyosaurus -- Fossils and faith : Remarkable creatures, Ever after, and The bone hunter -- Paradises lost :The voyage of the Narwhal and English passengers -- Evolution and the uncrucified Jesus : the French lieutenant's woman -- True romance : A.S. Byatt's Possession and Morpho Eugenia -- Devil's chaplain : This thing of darkness and Mr. Darwin's shooter -- Victorians and other apes : Monkey's uncle and Ark baby -- Conclusion : Confessing a murder and Love and the platypus. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Criticism about the neo-Victorian novel - a genre of historical fiction that re-imagines aspects of the Victorian world from present-day perspectives - has expanded rapidly in the last fifteen years but given little attention to the engagement between science and religion. Of great interest to Victorians, this subject often appears in neo-Victorian novels including those by such well-known authors as John Fowles, A. S. Byatt, Graham Swift, and Mathew Kneale. This book discusses novels in which nineteenth-century science, including geology, paleontology, and evolutionary theory, interacts wi |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Science and religion in neo-Victorian novels |
| ISBN: | 1-134-08834-5 |
| 0-203-38323-0 | |
| 1-299-48083-7 | |
| 1-134-08827-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910969232003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; ; 9.