Victorian Aquarium - Literary Discussions on Nature, Culture, and Science

Through the analysis of a wide range of sources, which include aquarium manuals, articles and fictional works, The Victorian aquarium investigates the nineteenth-century vogue for home tanks; the book retraces the development and decline of the 'aquarium mania', exploring both its historical specificity and its far-ranging cultural resonance.

A propos de l'auteur

Silvia Granata is lecturer in English Literature at the University of Pavia in Italy

Résumé

Through the analysis of a wide range of sources, which include aquarium manuals, articles and fictional works, The Victorian aquarium investigates the nineteenth-century vogue for home tanks; the book retraces the development and decline of the ‘aquarium mania’, exploring both its historical specificity and its far-ranging cultural resonance. -- .

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Silvia Granata
• Collaboration: Andrew Smith (Editeur)
• Edition: Manchester University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781526151964
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5196-4
• Pages: 240
• Thèmes: Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century; Interventions: Rethinking the
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Epoque moderne jusqu'en 1918; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général