Science and Technology in the Age of Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, and James Thinking and Writing Electricity
Description
This book reveals the full extent of electricity's significance in Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century literature and culture. It provides in-depth coverage of a wide range of canonical American authors from the American Renaissance onwards. As well as many fascinating hitherto under-studied writers.
Keywords
Literary CriticismAmericanSemiotics & TheorySocial ScienceModern20th CenturySciencePhysicsLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsAnthropologyCultural & SocialPhilosophy & Social Aspects