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Fictions of Radical Life Extension : Living Forever from the Fin de Siècle to the First World War.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, James Aaron, author.
- Series:
- Bloomsbury Studies in the Humanities, Ageing and Later Life.
- Bloomsbury Studies in the Humanities, Ageing and Later Life
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Longevity in literature.
- Immortalism in literature.
- English fiction--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Criticism.
- American fiction--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- The first book-length study of fictions of radical life extension, this book recovers a major but as-yet unrecognized trend in literature and culture from 1878-1918, taking the form of literary thought experiments that pose the question: what would it mean to live forever?.
- Contents:
- Introduction 1. The Blood is the Life: Transfusive Rejuvenescence at the Fin de Siècle 2. Restored to Potential: Rejuvenescence and the ‘Second-Chance’ Plot 3. Bimini Revisited: Finding Youthfulness in Foreign Places 4. Worlds Made Anew: Utopian and Dystopian Potentials of Rejuvenescence Conclusion Bibliography Index
- ISBN:
- 1-350-37474-1
- 1-350-37472-5
- 9781350374720
- OCLC:
- 1555342819
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