Transformations of electricity in nineteenth-century literature and science
Auteur :
Pratt-Smith, Stella
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367880033
Date de publication :
12 déc. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
400 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Engaging with Victorian scientific texts, popular and specialist periodicals and the work of leading mid-century novelists, including Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte and Wilkie Collins, Stella Pratt-Smith traces the synthesis of nineteenth-century electricity made possible by the combination of science, literature and the popular imagination. She