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Gears and God : Technocratic Fiction, Faith, and Empire in Mark Twain's America / Nathaniel Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Nathaniel, 1970- author.
- Series:
- Studies in American literary realism and naturalism.
- Studies in American literary realism and naturalism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910--Criticism and interpretation.
- Twain, Mark.
- Reade, Frank, Jr. (Fictitious character).
- Dime novels--History and criticism.
- Dime novels.
- Technology in literature.
- Religion in literature.
- Literature and technology--United States--History--19th century.
- Literature and technology.
- Religion and literature--United States--History--19th century.
- Religion and literature.
- American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF (xii, 206 pages) :) illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University of Alabama Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "A revealing study of the connections between nineteenth-century technological fiction and American religious faith. In this work, Nathaniel Williams analyzes the genre of technology-themed exploration novels--dime novel adventure stories featuring steam-powered and electrified robots, airships, and submersibles. This genre proliferated during the same cultural moment when evolutionary science was dismantling Americans' prevailing, biblically based understanding of human history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Inventing the technocratic exploration tale : God, gears, and empire
- Building imperialists : the steam man, "used up" man, and man in the moon
- Imagining inventors : Frank Reade and dime-novel technocratic exploration
- Discovering biblical literalism : Frank Reade redux
- Confronting "fol-de-rol" : Mark Twain, technocracy, and religion
- Reconstructing biblical history : technocratic explorations, 1899-1910
- Conclusion: Technocratic exploration's legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8173-9186-X
- OCLC:
- 1044767870
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