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Modernism, science, and technology / Mark S. Morrisson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Morrisson, Mark S., author.
Series:
New modernisms series (Bloomsbury (Firm))
New modernisms
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Modernism (Literature)--Great Britain.
Modernism (Literature).
Modernism (Literature)--United States.
Science in literature.
Technology in literature.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 pages)
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Language Note:
English
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Summary:
"An introductory survey of the scientific and technological contexts of modernist writing, a central topic of contemporary modernist studies."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
"From quantum physics and genetics to psychology and the social sciences, from the development of atomic weapons to the growing mass media of film and radio, the early 20th century was a period of intense scientific and technological change. Modernism, Science, and Technology surveys the scientific contexts of writers from H.G. Wells and Gertrude Stein to James Joyce and Virginia Woolf and the ways in modernist writers responded to these paradigm shifts. Introducing key concepts from science studies and their implications for the study of modernist literature, the book includes chapters covering the physical sciences, mathematics, life sciences, social sciences and 'pseudosciences'. Including a timeline of key developments and guides to further reading, this is an essential guide to students and researchers studying the topic at all levels."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note:
1. Introduction: Modernism and Science Studies
2. The Physical Sciences and Mathematics
3. The Life Sciences
4. The Social Sciences
5. "Pseudosciences"
Bibliography
Index.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
ISBN:
9781474233453
1474233457
9781474233446
1474233449
9781474233439
1474233430
OCLC:
958946456

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