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| Autore principale: | Fulford, Tim.
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| Titolo: | Literature, science and exploration in the romantic era : bodies of knowledge / Tim Fulford, Debbie Lee and Peter J. Kitson. |
| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2004. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XVII, 324 p. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm |
| Serie: | Cambridge studies in Romanticism |
| Contiene: | Indice: List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. A note on the text. Frequently cited texts. Introduction: Bodies of knowledge. Pt. 1. Exploration, science and literature: 1. Sir Joseph Banks and his networks 2. Tahiti in London, London in Tahiti: tools of power 3. Indian flowers and Romantic orientalism 4. Mental travellers: Banks, African exploration and the Romantic imagination 5. Banks, Bligh and the breadfruit: slave plantations, tropical islands and the rethoric of Romanticism 6. Exploration, headhunting and race theory: the skull beneath the skin 7. Theories of terrestrial magnetism and the search for the poles. Pt. 2. British science and literature in the context of empire: 8. Man electrified man: Romantic revolution and the legacy of Benjamin Franklin 9. The beast within: vaccination, Romanticism and the Jenneration of disease 10. Britain's little black boys and the technologies of benevolence. Conclusion. Notes. Index |
| ISBN: | 0521831687 |
| Altri autori: | Lee, Debbie, (coautore.) Kitson, Peter J., (coautore.) |
| Discipline: | Letteratura inglese--Studi. Geografia e viaggi--Studi. Scienze--Studi specifici. |
| Luoghi: | Inghilterra. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 14526 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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