Description |
1 online resource (319 pages) |
Series |
The Nineteenth Century Series |
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Nineteenth Century Series
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Contents |
"Convergence of the twain" : a personal perspective on the interdisciplinary study of literature and science -- Literary history of astronomy and the origins of Hardy's literary cosmology -- The other "terrible muse" : astronomy and cosmology from prehistory through the Victorian period -- Hardy's personal construct cosmology : astronomy and literature converge -- Celestial selection and the cosmic environment : A pair of blue eyes, Far from the madding crowd, and The return of the native -- The stellar dynamics of star-crossed love in Two on a tower -- Universal laws and cosmic forces : the tragic astronomical muse in The woodlanders, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Jude the obscure -- Moral astrophysics : myth cosmos, and gender in nineteenth-century Britain and beyond |
Summary |
In this study of astronomy in Hardy's writing, historian of science and literary scholar Pamela Gossin brings the analytical tools of both disciplines to bear as she offers unexpected and sophisticated readings of seven novels that enrich Darwinian and feminist perspectives on his work |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-272) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Knowledge -- Astronomy
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Knowledge -- Cosmology
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation
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SUBJECT |
Hardy -- Thomas -- 1840-1928 -- Criticism and interpretation. blmlsh |
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Hardy -- Thomas -- 1840-1928 -- Philosophy. blmlsh |
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Hardy -- Thomas -- 1840-1928 -- Knowledge -- Cosmology. blmlsh |
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Hardy -- Thomas -- 1840-1928 -- Knowledge -- Astronomy. blmlsh |
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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 fast |
Subject |
Astronomy in literature.
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Cosmology in literature.
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Literature and science -- History
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Astronomy
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Astronomy in literature
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Cosmology
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Cosmology in literature
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Literature and science
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Shattock, Joanne
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ISBN |
9781351879255 |
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1351879251 |
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