Space and the 'march of mind' : literature and the physical sciences in Britain, 1815-1850 /

Discussing the idea of space in the first half of the 19th century, this book uses contemporary poetry, essays, and fiction as well as scientific papers, textbooks, and journalism to give an account of 19th-century literature's relationship with science.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jenkins, Alice, 1970-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:	Literature and science > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Space in literature. English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Littérature et sciences > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle. Espace dans la littérature. Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English literature Literature and science Space in literature Great Britain Exakte Naturwissenschaften Literatur Großbritannien Litteratur och vetenskap > historia > England > 1815-1850. Rum i litteraturen. Engelsk litteratur > historia > 1800-talet. 1800-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Table of Contents:

Contents; Introduction; I. THINKING WITH SPACES; 1. Culture as Nature: Landscape Metaphors and Access to the World of Learning; 2. Organizing the Space of Knowledge; 3. Disciplinary Boundaries and Border Disputes; 4. Space and the Languages of Science; II. THINKING ABOUT SPACE; 5. Aspiring to the Abstract: Pure Space and Geometry; 6. Bodies in Space: Ether, Light, and the Beginnings of the Field; 7. Chaos, the Void, and Poetry; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.