Minds, Bodies, Machines, 1770-1930 - (Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture) by D Coleman & H Fraser (Hardcover)

About the Book

"It is during the nineteenth-century, the age of machinery, that we begin to witness a sustained exploration of the literal and discursive entanglements of minds, bodies, machines. This book explores the impact of technology upon conceptions of language, consciousness, human cognition, and the boundaries between materialist and esoteric sciences."--

Book Synopsis

It is during the nineteenth-century, the age of machinery, that we begin to witness a sustained exploration of the literal and discursive entanglements of minds, bodies, machines. This book explores the impact of technology upon conceptions of language, consciousness, human cognition, and the boundaries between materialist and esoteric sciences.

Review Quotes

'Overall, this is a rewarding and well-assembled collection, required reading for anyone interested in the history of medicine and science as it relates to the history of literature. It suggests a community of scholars - mostly British and Australian, with a few North Americans - committed to an analysis of literature that foregrounds its relation to both embodiment and science.' - Tim Armstrong, New Books on Literature 19

About the Author

MARIE BANFIELD PhD student at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK DANIEL BROWN Professor in English, University of Western Australia STEVEN CONNOR Professor of Modern Literature and Theory, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK PAUL CROSTHWAITE Lecturer in English Literature, Cardiff University, UK KATHERINE INGLIS received her PhD in 2009 from Birkbeck, University of London, UK IAIN MCCALMAN Research Professor, University of Sydney, Australia JAMES MUSSELL Lecturer in English, University of Birmingham, UK PETER OTTO Professor of English Literary Studies, University of Melbourne, Australia LAURA SALISBURY RCUK Fellow in Science, Technology and Culture, Birkbeck, University of London, UK