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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
What do biologists study when they study "life" today? Drawing on
tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues
that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on
molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial
rhetorical "softwares." Metaphors such as the genetic "code" made
possible a transformation of the very concept of life, a
transformation that often casts organisms as information systems.
With careful readings of key texts from the history of molecular
biology--such as those of Erwin Schrodinger, George Gamow, Jacques
Monod, and Francois Jacob--the author maps out the complex
relations between the practices of rhetoric and the
technoscientific triumphs they accompanied, triumphs that bolstered
a "postvital" biology that increasingly elides and questions the
boundary between organisms and machines.
There have been many popular books, and a few academic ones, on the
Human Genome Initiatives. "On Beyond Living" is a genealogy of
these initiatives, a map of how we have come to equate human beings
with "information." Melding contemporary theory with scientific
discourse, it is certain to provoke discussion (and controversy) in
the fields of cultural studies, theory, and science with its
penetrating inquiries into the relations between rhetoric and
technoscience.
What do biologists study when they study "life" today? Drawing on
tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues
that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on
molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial
rhetorical "softwares." Metaphors such as the genetic "code" made
possible a transformation of the very concept of life, a
transformation that often casts organisms as information systems.
With careful readings of key texts from the history of molecular
biology--such as those of Erwin Schrodinger, George Gamow, Jacques
Monod, and Francois Jacob--the author maps out the complex
relations between the practices of rhetoric and the
technoscientific triumphs they accompanied, triumphs that bolstered
a "postvital" biology that increasingly elides and questions the
boundary between organisms and machines.
There have been many popular books, and a few academic ones, on the
Human Genome Initiatives. "On Beyond Living" is a genealogy of
these initiatives, a map of how we have come to equate human beings
with "information." Melding contemporary theory with scientific
discourse, it is certain to provoke discussion (and controversy) in
the fields of cultural studies, theory, and science with its
penetrating inquiries into the relations between rhetoric and
technoscience.
Victorian artist Richard Doyle (1824-1883) is famous for his charming illustrations of elves, fairies, and gnomes. For this coloring book, Marty Noble has skillfully adapted 29 of the English's artist's most delightful watercolors created for his book with Andrew Lang, "The Princess Nobody--A Tale of Fairyland. Now colorists and fairyland devotees can apply their own hues to enchanting scenes of fairies and elves at play, a mini-sized prince wooing a petite princess, mischievous sprites vexing a butterfly, and much more. Captions accompany each illustration. Dover Original. 29 black-and-white illustrations. Captions. 4 full-color illustrations on covers.
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Christmas Books (Paperback, New Ed)
Charles Dickens; Introduction by Cedric Watts; Illustrated by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson Stanfield, …
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With illustrations by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson
Stanfield, Frank Stone, Richard Doyle, John Leech and John Tenniel,
and with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of
English, University of Sussex. In these five long stories, written
specifically for Christmas, Dickens combines his concern for social
ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional
seasonal lore. A Christmas Carol, the first of the selection, has
become a touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring
favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, staged and
filmed, this richly influential tale is powerfully vivid and
moving. The other stories, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth,
The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man, blend whimsy, sentiment,
comedy, satire, the didactic and the fantastic, developing
resourcefully the theme of individual and social regeneration.
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