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Literature and Science Charlotte Sleigh

Literature and Science By Charlotte Sleigh

Literature and Science by Charlotte Sleigh

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The growing field of literature and science is for the first time given a fully theorized overview. Using case studies from a three hundred year history, Sleigh focuses on literary form and argues that novels did not just reflect or inform areas of science, but were part of a broader, ongoing cultural negotiation about how to read things.

Literature and Science Summary

Literature and Science by Charlotte Sleigh


The growing field of literature and science is for the first time given a fully theorized overview. Using case studies from a three hundred year history, Sleigh focuses on literary form and argues that novels did not just reflect or inform areas of science, but were part of a broader, ongoing cultural negotiation about how to read things.

Literature and Science Reviews

Short-listed for the British Society for Literature and Science Book Prize 'Charlotte Sleigh's elegant book will appeal to general readers and scholars for its useful historical survey of literary works about science and its engaging analysis of literary responses to science. I look forward to including it as a foundational text in my university courses.' - Carol Colatrella, Professor of Literature and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Women, Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. '...an erudite and eloquent introduction to a fascinating field.' PD Smith, The Guardian 'Charlotte Sleigh's Literature and Science is an excellent introductionary text that is appropriate for undergraduate students who are approaching the field of science and literature for the first time...her work bridges the gap between academic research and accessible textbook, making it appealing for both scholars and students.' - British Journal of History and Science 'I am excited to include this text in my undergraduate classes. Its quality and accessibility assure Science and Literature a firm place in the canon and in the classroom. -British Journal of the History of Science

About Charlotte Sleigh


CHARLOTTE SLEIGH is Senior Lecturer in History of Science at the University of Kent, UK. Her publications include Ant and Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Introduction.- Empiricism and the Novel.- Epistolarity and the Democratic Ideal.- Idealism and the Inhuman.- Realism in Literature and the Laboratory.- Scientist, Moral Realism and the New World Order.- Subjects of Science.- Says Who? Science and Public Understanding.

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NPB9780230218178
9780230218178
0230218172
Literature and Science by Charlotte Sleigh
Charlotte Sleigh
Outlining Literature
New
Paperback
Macmillan Education UK
2010-11-17
224
Short-listed for British Society for Literature and Science Book Prize 2010
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