Ebook: The Art of Discovery : Encounters in Litterature and Science
Author: Koppen Randi, Hagen Margareth, Skagen Margery Vibe
- Tags: Literature and science. Literature Modern -- History and criticism. Literature Modern.
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Aarhus University Press
- City: Santa Barbara
- Language: English
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Robots, human hybrids and fictional monsters assembled from graveyard body parts by mad scientists have haunted literature for centuries. The frightening but alluring motif highlights a long and complex love affair between literature and science; an affair filled with fascination, commonalities, differences and antagonism. Over the past decades, however, the two cultures have found common ground and interest, giving Read more...
Abstract: Robots, human hybrids and fictional monsters assembled from graveyard body parts by mad scientists have haunted literature for centuries. The frightening but alluring motif highlights a long and complex love affair between literature and science; an affair filled with fascination, commonalities, differences and antagonism. Over the past decades, however, the two cultures have found common ground and interest, giving a momentum to consider the complex intersections in their historical contexts. The Art of Discovery has evolved from this vantage point. Bringing together scholars of literature, na