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Science and religion in neo-Victorian novels : eye of the ichthyosaur / John Glendening.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glendening, John, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; 9.
- Routledge studies in nineteenth-century literature ; 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science in literature.
- Religion in literature.
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- English fiction--21st century--History and criticism.
- Historical fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Historical fiction, English.
- Natural history in literature.
- Scientific expeditions in literature.
- Literature and science--Great Britain.
- Literature and science.
- Religion and science--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Religion and science.
- Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Historiography.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-08834-5
- 0-203-38323-0
- 1-299-48083-7
- 1-134-08827-2
- 9780203383230
- OCLC:
- 840478139
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