The assault on progress : technology and time in American literature / J. Adam Johns.

Author/creator Johns, J. Adam
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2008.
Description259 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
American literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
Technology in literature.
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Literature and technology--United States. --History. --19th century.
Literature and technology--United States. --History. --20th century.
Time in literature.

Contents The garden in the machine -- Melville, the pyramid, and the machine -- Mumford, Melville, and megatechnics -- Faulkner, dead time, and the southern machine -- Ellison and the technological hero -- conclusion: telos, bios, techne.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-250) and index.
LCCN 2008014005
ISBN9780817316259 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0817316256 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780817380526 (electronic)
ISBN0817380523 (electronic)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS 217.T43 J64 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold