Though Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has inspired a vast body of criticism, there are no book-length studies that contextualise this widely taught novel in contemporary scientific and literary debates. The essays in this volume by leading writers in their fields provide 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 embraces a multifaceted view of the exciting cultural climate in Britain and Europe from 1780...
Though Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has inspired a vast body of criticism, there are no book-length studies that contextualise this widely taught novel...
From the cutting edge of science and living spirituality: a guide to understanding our identity and purpose in the world - Outlines the new understanding of matter and mind coming to light at the cutting edge of physics and consciousness research - Explains how we can evolve consciously, become connected with each other, and flourish on this planet - Includes contributions from Maria Sagi, Kingsley L. Dennis, Emanuel Kuntzelman, Dawna Jones, Shamik Desai, Garry Jacobs, and John R. Audette For the outdated mainstream paradigm the world is a giant mechanism functioning in...
From the cutting edge of science and living spirituality: a guide to understanding our identity and purpose in the world - Outlines the new unders...
