Fictional Matter
| Author | : Helen Thompson |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2017-01-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780812248722 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0812248724 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fictional Matter by : Helen Thompson
Download or read book Fictional Matter written by Helen Thompson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fictional Matter argues that chemical definitions of particulate matter shaped eighteenth-century British science and literature. In this lucid, revisionary analysis of corpuscular science, Helen Thompson advances a new account of how the experimental production of empirical knowledge defined the emergent realist novel.
