SHELLEY AND VITALITY by Sharon Ruston ( 9781137011121 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

SHELLEY AND VITALITY

By:

Sharon Ruston

Format:

Paperback

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1137011122

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9781137011121

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Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

8 April, 2005

Pages:

248

Description:

Shelley and Vitality, now in paperback, reassesses Shelley's engagement with early nineteenth-century science and medicine, specifically his knowledge and use of theories on the nature of life, offering new biographical information to link Shelley to a medical circle and exploring the ways in which he exploits the language and ideas of vitality.

Synopsis:

Shelley and Vitality reassesses Percy Shelley's engagement with early nineteenth-century science and medicine, specifically his knowledge and use of theories on the nature of life presented in the debate between surgeons John Abernethy and William Lawrence. Sharon Ruston offers new biographical information to link Shelley to a medical circle and explores the ways in which Shelley exploits the language and ideas of vitality. Major canonical works are reconsidered to address Shelley's politicised understanding of contemporary scientific discourse.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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