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The Work of the Sun. Literature, Science, and Political Economy, 1760-1860.
T. Underwood
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Description for The Work of the Sun. Literature, Science, and Political Economy, 1760-1860.
paperback. "The Work of the Sun" explores comparisons between work and natural force in British literature, science, and political economy, focusing on the period from 1760 to 1860. Num Pages: 251 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSC; PDA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
At the end of the Eighteenth century, British writers began to celebrate work in a strangely indirect way. Instead of describing diligence as an attribute of character, poets and novelists increasingly identified work with impersonal 'energies' akin to natural force. Chemists traced mental and muscular work back to its source in sunlight, giving rise to the claim (beloved by Nineteenth-century journalists) that 'all the labour done under the sun is really done by it'. The Work of The Sun traces the emergence of this model of work, exploring its sources in middle-class consciousness and its implications for British literature and ... Read more
At the end of the Eighteenth century, British writers began to celebrate work in a strangely indirect way. Instead of describing diligence as an attribute of character, poets and novelists increasingly identified work with impersonal 'energies' akin to natural force. Chemists traced mental and muscular work back to its source in sunlight, giving rise to the claim (beloved by Nineteenth-century journalists) that 'all the labour done under the sun is really done by it'. The Work of The Sun traces the emergence of this model of work, exploring its sources in middle-class consciousness and its implications for British literature and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349529285
SKU
V9781349529285
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About T. Underwood
TED UNDERWOOD is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Reviews for The Work of the Sun. Literature, Science, and Political Economy, 1760-1860.
'Underwood unearths important manuscript sources as well as a wide range of little-known works in physics, chemistry, engineering, and political economics, and demonstrates considerable comparative prowess in using them effectively to contextualize key shifts in literary and economic sensibility during the centuries in question.' - Bruce Clarke, European Romantic Review