This collection discovers the relationship among image, sound and touch in the long 19th century. The chapters speak to the special mixed-media properties of literature, while exploring the important interconnections of science, technology and art when media was being theorized, debated, and scrutinized.

Operating at the intersection where new technology meets literature, this collection discovers the relationship among image, sound, and touch in the long nineteenth century. The chapters speak to the special mixed-media properties of literature, while exploring the important interconnections of science, technology, and art at the historical moment when media was being theorized, debated, and scrutinized. Each chapter focuses on a specific visual, acoustic, or haptic dimension of media, while also calling attention to the relationships among the three. Famous works such as Wordsworth's "I...