Vision, Science and Literature, 1870-1920

Download or read book Vision, Science and Literature, 1870-1920 written by Martin Willis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the Victorian concept of vision across scientific and cultural forms. Willis charts the characterization of vision through four organizing principles – small, large, past and future – to arrive at a Victorian conception of what vision was. Willis then explores how this Victorian vision influenced twentieth-century ways of seeing.