1st Edition
Science and Religion in Neo-Victorian Novels Eye of the Ichthyosaur
By John Glendening
Copyright 2013
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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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-Victorian novels including those by such well-known... Read more
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
Biography
John Glendening is Professor in the Department of English at the University of Montana, US.
