Motherless creations: fictions of artificial life, 1650-1890
Auteur :
Nielsen, Wendy C.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032266398
Date de publication :
29 janv. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explains the elimination of maternal characters in American, British, French, and German literature before 1890 by examining motherless creations: Pygmalion’s statue, Frankenstein’s creature, homunculi, automata, androids, golems, and steam men.