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- Covers a broad historical period, but is also informed by close readings of textual and visual examples
- Takes an innovative approach, using the language of electricity to demonstrate the connections between philosophical, political and literary discourse in the period
- Takes an interdisciplinary approach, weaving together cultural histories of science, histories of political discourse, and formal literary analysis
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine (PLSM)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
“This book is useful for those seeking to learn more about the personal, political, intellectual, and spiritual risks undertaken by those involved in the emergence of electrical discoveries and technologies. Literature, Electricity and Politics will interest scholars and students of the history and philosophy of science and intellectual history, as well as those eager to learn more about religious and political thought and the ideals of progress in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.” (Jessica Hamel-Akré, Eighteenth-Century Fiction, Vol. 31 (3), 2019)
Authors and Affiliations
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Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York, York, UK
Mary Fairclough
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Literature, Electricity and Politics 1740–1840
Book Subtitle: ‘Electrick Communication Every Where’
Authors: Mary Fairclough
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Literature, Science and Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59315-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59314-6Published: 01 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95516-9Published: 12 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59315-3Published: 27 March 2017
Series ISSN: 2634-6435
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6443
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 264
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Literary History, Cultural History, Political History