| Literature and Medicine in Nineteenth-Century Britain: From Mary Shelley to George Eliot Contributor(s): Caldwell, Janis McLarren (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521066670 ISBN-13: 9780521066679 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Janis McLarren Caldwell investigates the impact of medical science and the Romantic interest in material culture on nineteenth-century literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Cultu |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Janis Caldwell investigates the links between the growing scientific materialism of the nineteenth century and the persistence of the Romantic literary imagination. Through closely analyzing literary texts from Frankenstein to Middlemarch, and examining fiction alongside biomedical lectures, textbooks and articles, Caldwell argues that the way Romantic materialism influenced these disciplines compels us to revise conventional accounts of the relationship between literature and medicine. |
Contributor Bio(s): Caldwell, Janis McLarren: - Janis McLarren Caldwell practiced emergency medicine for five years before pursuing a Ph.D. in English Literature. She now teaches literature and science at Wake Forest University, where she is an Assistant Professor of English. An expert in nineteenth-century literature and medicine, she has received grants for research at Cambridge University and at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. |