Mesmerists, monsters, and machines : science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century / Martin Willis.

Author/creator Willis, Martin, 1971-
Format Book
Publication InfoKent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionviii, 272 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Literature, science, and science fiction -- E.T.A. Hoffmann and the magic of mesmerism -- Mary Shelley's electric imagination -- The human experiments of Edgar Allan Poe -- Verne's deep-sea investigations on dry land -- Villiers de L'Isle-Adam's invention of psychical research -- H.G. Wells in the laboratory -- Conclusion : the progress of literature and science; or, a refrain on interdisciplinarity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 254-264) and index.
LCCN 2005032093
ISBN0873388577 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780873388573

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Joyner General Stacks PN3433.6 .W55 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold