Anger, Suzy
(ed.)
Vranken, Thomas
(ed.)
Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Número de páginas: 299 págs. 15.2 x 22.9 cm
Fecha de edición: 30-04-2024
EAN: 9781009100274
ISBN: 978-1-009-10027-4
Precio (sin IVA): 133,72 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 139,07 €
The relationship between lifelike machines and mechanistic human behaviour provoked both fascination and anxiety in Victorian culture. This collection is the first to examine the widespread cultural interest in automata – both human and mechanical – in the nineteenth century. Bringing together essays by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars, this volume explores what it means to be human in a scientific and industrial age. It also considers how Victorian inquiry and practices continue to shape current thought on race, creativity, mind, and agency.