Science and Technology in the Age of Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, and James: Thinking and Writing Electricity - Paperback

by S. Halliday (Author)

This book reveals the full extent of electricity's significance in Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century literature and culture. It provides in-depth coverage of a wide range of canonical American authors from the American Renaissance onwards. As well as many fascinating hitherto under-studied writers.

Author Biography

SAM HALLIDAY lectures in the School of English and Drama at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.