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Literature and Ageing (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Barry; As told to Margery Vibe Skagen; Contributions by David Amigoni, Elizabeth Barry, Emily Timms, …
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New approaches to the topics of old age and becoming old depicted
in a range of texts from modern literature. The central focus of
this book is the experience of growing old as represented in
literature from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day: an
experience shaped by changes in longevity, a new science of
senescence, the availability of state pensions, and other phenomena
of recent history. The collection considers the increasing
prominence of stories of ageing, challenging the idea that old age
is an uneventful time outside of the parameters of literary
narrative. Instead, age increasingly is the story. As the older
population swells, political crises are construed as the old
stealing from the young, and the rights of older people are
sacrificed to the economics of care, it becomes ever more important
to think about and question, as literature does, the symbolic
aspects of ageing - the cultural imaginary that determines the way
that society sees old age. The work in this volume explores age
stories in relation to futurity, precarity and climate change. It
brings to light narratives of resistance to colonial imperialism
and reproductive futurism framed in terms of age; and tests the
lived experience of growing old and the challenge it offers to
individualistic conceptions of selfhood, work and care. The
literary works examined - hailing from England, North America,
Japan and the Caribbean, and including texts by Margaret Drabble,
Samuel Beckett and Matthew Thomas - ask how we feel about ageing -
so often the determinant of how we think about it.
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The
concept of ‘generations’ has become a widely discussed area,
with recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic revealing our
dependence on intergenerational relationships both within and
beyond the family. However, the concept can often be misunderstood,
which can fuel divisions between age groups rather than generating
solutions. This collection introduces and explores the growing
field of generational studies, providing a comprehensive overview
of its strengths and limitations. With contributions from academics
across a range of disciplines, the book showcases the concept’s
interdisciplinary potential by applying a generational lens to
fields including sociology, literature, history, psychology, media
studies and politics. Offering fresh perspectives, this original
collection is a valuable addition to the field, opening new avenues
for generational thinking.
Originally published in 1999, Victorian Culture and the Idea of the
Grotesque is the first fully interdisciplinary study of the subject
and examines a wide range of sources and materials to provide new
readings between 'style' and 'concept'. The book provides an
original analysis of key articulations of the Grotesque in the
literary culture of Ruskin, Browning and Dickens, where represents
the eruptions, intensities, confusions and disturbed vitality of
modern cultural experience such as the scientific revolution
associated with Darwin and the nature of industrial society.
With an Introduction by David Amigoni. Charles Darwin's travels
around the world as an independent naturalist on HMS Beagle between
1831 and 1836 impressed upon him a sense of the natural world's
beauty and sublimity which language could barely capture. Words, he
said, were inadequate to convey to those who have not visited the
inter-tropical regions, the sensation of delight which the mind
experiences'. Yet in a travel journal which takes the reader from
the coasts and interiors of South America to South Sea Islands,
Darwin's descriptive powers are constantly challenged, but never
once overcome. In addition, The Voyage of the Beagle displays
Darwin's powerful, speculative mind at work, posing searching
questions about the complex relation between the Earth's structure,
animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself.
This collection begins with two premises: that our understanding of
the nature and forms of creativity in later life remains limited
and that dialogue between specialists in gerontology, the arts and
humanities can produce the crucial new insights that are so
obviously needed. Representing the outcome of ongoing dialogue
across the disciplinary divide, the contributions of this volume
reflect anew on what we share and how we differ; creating new
narratives so as to build an understanding of late-life creativity
that goes far beyond the narrow confines of the pervasively
received idea of 'late style'. Creativity in Later Life encompasses
a range of personal reflections and discussions of the boundaries
of creativity, including: Canonical artistic achievements to
community art projects Narratives of carers for those living with
dementia Analyses of creative theory Through these insightful
chapters, the authors consequently offer an understanding of
creativity in later life as varied, socialised and - above all -
located in the cultural and economic circumstances of the here and
now. This title will appeal to academics, practitioners and
students in the various gerontological, arts and humanities fields;
and to anyone with an interest in the nature of creativity in later
life and the forms it takes.
This collection begins with two premises: that our understanding of
the nature and forms of creativity in later life remains limited
and that dialogue between specialists in gerontology, the arts and
humanities can produce the crucial new insights that are so
obviously needed. Representing the outcome of ongoing dialogue
across the disciplinary divide, the contributions of this volume
reflect anew on what we share and how we differ; creating new
narratives so as to build an understanding of late-life creativity
that goes far beyond the narrow confines of the pervasively
received idea of 'late style'. Creativity in Later Life encompasses
a range of personal reflections and discussions of the boundaries
of creativity, including: Canonical artistic achievements to
community art projects Narratives of carers for those living with
dementia Analyses of creative theory Through these insightful
chapters, the authors consequently offer an understanding of
creativity in later life as varied, socialised and - above all -
located in the cultural and economic circumstances of the here and
now. This title will appeal to academics, practitioners and
students in the various gerontological, arts and humanities fields;
and to anyone with an interest in the nature of creativity in later
life and the forms it takes.
Originally published in 1999, Victorian Culture and the Idea of the
Grotesque is the first fully interdisciplinary study of the subject
and examines a wide range of sources and materials to provide new
readings between 'style' and 'concept'. The book provides an
original analysis of key articulations of the Grotesque in the
literary culture of Ruskin, Browning and Dickens, where represents
the eruptions, intensities, confusions and disturbed vitality of
modern cultural experience such as the scientific revolution
associated with Darwin and the nature of industrial society.
In this collection of interdisciplinary essays, experts from
Britain and the United States in the fields of nineteenth-century
literature, and social and cultural history explore new directions
in the field of Victorian life writing. Chapters examine a varied
yet interrelated range of genres, from the biography and
autobiography, to the relatively neglected diary, collective
biography, and obituary. Reflecting the rich research being
conducted in this area, the contributors link life writing to the
formation of gendered and class-based identities; the politics of
the Victorian family; and the broader professional, political,
colonial, and literary structures in which social and kinship
relations were implicated. A wide variety of Victorian works are
considered, from the diary of the Radical Samuel Bamford, to the
diary of the homosexual George Ives; from autobiographies of
professional men to collective biographies of eminent women.
Embracing figures as diverse as Gandhi, Wilde, and Bradlaugh, the
collection explores the way in which narratives contested one
another in a society that devoted an abundance of cultural energy
to writing about, and reading of, lives.
This book rethinks Victorian biography and some of its major
practitioners from the perspectives of Bakhtinian and Foucauldian
discourse theory. A re-reading of the writings of Thomas Carlyle,
particularly "Sartor Resartus" and Oliver Cromwell's "Letters and
Speeches", provides the basis for the central argument of the book:
that the biographical writings of late-19th-century figures such as
John Morley, Frederick Harrison, Leslie Stephen, and J.R. Seeley
need to be seen as an argument against Carlyle's writing practices,
and as an attempt to impose cultural discipline on reading
practices. The book contends that biography is a key genre for
understanding debates between 19th-century intellectuals about the
circulation and use of "literary" and "historical" discourse. As
such, it is also a timely intervention in the current debate about
the emergence of the disciplines of "literature" and "history" in
the 19th century.
This book rethinks Victorian biography and some of its major
practitioners from the perspectives of Bakhtinian and Foucauldian
discourse theory. A re-reading of the writings of Thomas Carlyle,
particularly "Sartor Resartus" and Oliver Cromwell's "Letters and
Speeches", provides the basis for the central argument of the book:
that the biographical writings of late-19th-century figures such as
John Morley, Frederick Harrison, Leslie Stephen, and J.R. Seeley
need to be seen as an argument against Carlyle's writing practices,
and as an attempt to impose cultural discipline on reading
practices. The book contends that biography is a key genre for
understanding debates between 19th-century intellectuals about the
circulation and use of "literary" and "historical" discourse. As
such, it is also a timely intervention in the current debate about
the emergence of the disciplines of "literature" and "history" in
the 19th century.
This eight-volume, reset edition in two parts collects rare primary
sources on Victorian science, literature and culture. The sources
cover both scientific writing that has an aesthetic component -
what might be called 'the literature of science' - and more overtly
literary texts that deal with scientific matters.
This eight-volume, reset edition in two parts collects rare primary
sources on Victorian science, literature and culture. The sources
cover both scientific writing that has an aesthetic component -
what might be called 'the literature of science' - and more overtly
literary texts that deal with scientific matters.
This eight-volume, reset edition in two parts collects rare primary
sources on Victorian science, literature and culture. The sources
cover both scientific writing that has an aesthetic component -
what might be called 'the literature of science' - and more overtly
literary texts that deal with scientific matters.
This eight-volume, reset edition in two parts collects rare primary
sources on Victorian science, literature and culture. The sources
cover both scientific writing that has an aesthetic component -
what might be called 'the literature of science' - and more overtly
literary texts that deal with scientific matters.
In this collection of interdisciplinary essays, experts from
Britain and the United States in the fields of nineteenth-century
literature, and social and cultural history explore new directions
in the field of Victorian life writing. Chapters examine a varied
yet interrelated range of genres, from the biography and
autobiography, to the relatively neglected diary, collective
biography, and obituary. Reflecting the rich research being
conducted in this area, the contributors link life writing to the
formation of gendered and class-based identities; the politics of
the Victorian family; and the broader professional, political,
colonial, and literary structures in which social and kinship
relations were implicated. A wide variety of Victorian works are
considered, from the diary of the Radical Samuel Bamford, to the
diary of the homosexual George Ives; from autobiographies of
professional men to collective biographies of eminent women.
Embracing figures as diverse as Gandhi, Wilde, and Bradlaugh, the
collection explores the way in which narratives contested one
another in a society that devoted an abundance of cultural energy
to writing about, and reading of, lives.
This introduction to the core areas of English Literature is
combined with a helpful study skills guide. It provides students
with the knowledge and essential skills to communicate effectively
and participate fully in their degree course. Written in a lucid
manner by two experienced lecturers in the subject, the book places
special emphasis on what it will feel like to adjust to new
environments and new intellectual expectations. Get Set for English
Literature * Demonstrates the richness of studying English
Literature. * Outlines the forms of learning and teaching from the
lecture to individual supervision. * Describes specific courses in
English Literature, from Shakespeare to contemporary fiction,
including literary criticism and literary theory. * Introduces key
study skills such as reading, getting the most from lectures and
tutorials, time management, essay writing and assessment. *
Includes a guide to further reading.
This volume marks a new approach to a seminal work of the modern
scientific imagination: Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species
(1859). Darwin's central theory of natural selection neither
originated nor could be contained, with the parameters of the
natural sciences, but continues to shape and challenge our most
basic assumptions about human social and political life. Several
new readings, crossing the fields of history, literature,
sociology, anthropology and history of science, demonstrate the
complex position of the text within cultural debates past and
present. Contributors examine the reception and rhetoric of the
Origin and its influence on systems of classification, the
nineteenth-century women's movement, literary culture (criticism
and practice) and Hinduism in India. At the same time, a re-reading
of Darwin and Malthus offers a constructive critique of our
attempts to map the hybrid origins and influences of the text. This
volume will be the ideal companion to Darwin's work for all
students of literature, social and cultural history and history of
science. -- .
How were the genres of literature changed by new methods of
serialization and publishing? How did a widespread culture of
performance emerge in the period to shape as well as to be shaped
by the novel and poetry? David Amigoni draws on the most recent
critical approaches to the novel, Victorian melodrama and poetry to
answer these and other questions. The work of Charles Dickens,
George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning,
Christina Rossetti, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Carlyle and Mathew Arnold
are explored in relation to ideas about fiction, journalism, drama,
poetry, the New Woman, gothic, horror and the Victorian sage. Key
Features *Detailed readings of key texts provide models of how to
read critically *Demonstrates the interaction between genres to
help think through modes of artistic experimentation and innovation
in the period *Examines Neo-Victorian fiction, a popular genre
today *Student resources include electronic and reference sources,
further reading and an extensive glossary of key critical terms and
historical issues
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Literature and Science (Hardcover)
Sharon Ruston; Contributions by Alice Jenkins, Brian Baker, David Amigoni, Elaine Hobby, …
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Essays exploring the complex relationship between literature and
science. In 1959 C. P. Snow memorably described the `gulf of mutual
incomprehension' which existed between `literary intellectuals' and
scientists, referring to them as `two cultures'. This volume looks
at the extent to which this has changed. Ranging from the middle
ages to twentieth-century science fiction and literary theory, and
using different texts, genres, and methodologies, the essays
collected here demonstrate the complexity of literature, science,
and theinterfaces between them. Texts and authors discussed include
Ian McEwan's Saturday; Sheridan le Fanu; The Birth of Mankind;
Franco Morretti; Anna Barbauld; Dorothy L. Sayers; The Cloud of
Unknowing; George Eliot and Mary Wollstonecraft. Dr SHARON RUSTON
is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Keele.
CONTRIBUTORS: SHARON RUSTON, GILLIAN RUDD, ELAINE HOBBY, ALICE
JENKINS, KATY PRICE, MARTIN WILLIS, BRIAN BAKER, DAVID AMIGONI
The concept of culture, now such an important term within both the
arts and the sciences, is a legacy of the nineteenth century. By
closely analyzing writings by evolutionary scientists such as
Charles Darwin, Alfred Russell Wallace, and Herbert Spencer,
alongside those of literary figures including Wordsworth,
Coleridge, Arnold, Butler, and Gosse, David Amigoni shows how the
modern concept of 'culture' developed out of the interdisciplinary
interactions between literature, philosophy, anthropology,
colonialism, and, in particular, Darwin's theories of evolution. He
goes on to explore the relationship between literature and
evolutionary science by arguing that culture was seen less as a
singular idea or concept, and more as a field of debate and
conflict. This fascinating book includes much material on the
history of evolutionary thought and its cultural impact, and will
be of interest to scholars of intellectual and scientific history
as well as of literature.
The concept of culture, now such an important term within both the
arts and the sciences, is a legacy of the nineteenth century. By
closely analyzing writings by evolutionary scientists such as
Charles Darwin, Alfred Russell Wallace and Herbert Spencer,
alongside those of literary figures including Wordsworth,
Coleridge, Arnold, Butler and Gosse, David Amigoni shows how the
modern concept of ???culture??? developed out of the
interdisciplinary interactions between literature, philosophy,
anthropology, colonialism, and, in particular, Darwin??'s theories
of evolution. He goes on to explore the relationship between
literature and evolutionary science by arguing that culture was
seen less as a singular idea or concept, and more as a field of
debate and conflict. This timely and highly original book includes
much new material on the history of evolutionary thought and its
cultural impact, and will be of interest to scholars of
intellectual and scientific history as well as of literature.
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