Science and Religion in Neo-Victorian Novels: Eye of the Ichthyosaur

ISBN-13: 9781032242996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 272 str.

John Glendening

Opis

Criticism about the neo-Victorian novel — a genre of historical fiction that re-imagines aspects of the Victorian world from present-day perspectives — has expanded rapidly in the last fifteen years, but given little attention to the engagement between science and religion. Of great interest to Victorians, this subject often appears in neo-Victo

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Reconstructing History: "The World-Renowned Ichthyosaurus" 3. Fossils and Faith: Remarkable Creatures, Ever After, and The Bone Hunter 4. Paradises Lost: The Voyage of the Narwhal and English Passengers 5. Evolution and the Uncrucified Jesus: The French Lieutenant’s Woman 6. True Romance: A. S. Byatt’s Possession and "Morpho Eugenia" 7. Devil’s Chaplain: This Thing of Darkness and Mr. Darwin’s Shooter 8. Victorians and Other Apes: Monkey’s Uncle and Ark Baby 9. Conclusion: Confessing a Murder and Love and the Platypus

O autorze

John Glendening is Professor in the Department of English at the University of Montana, US.