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Frankenstein's Science

- Experimentation and Discovery in Romantic Culture, 1780-1830

About Frankenstein's Science

Frankenstein's Science contextualizes this widely taught novel in contemporary scientific and literary debates, providing new historical scholarship into areas of science and pseudo-science that generated fierce controversy in Mary Shelley's time: anatomy, electricity, medicine, teratology, Mesmerism, quackery, and proto-evolutionary biology. The collection will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars specializing in Romanticism, cultural history, and the history of science.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781138257993
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 240
  • Published:
  • November 27, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x234x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 453 g.
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Expected delivery: January 4, 2025
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025
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Description of Frankenstein's Science

Frankenstein's Science contextualizes this widely taught novel in contemporary scientific and literary debates, providing new historical scholarship into areas of science and pseudo-science that generated fierce controversy in Mary Shelley's time: anatomy, electricity, medicine, teratology, Mesmerism, quackery, and proto-evolutionary biology. The collection will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars specializing in Romanticism, cultural history, and the history of science.

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