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1 online resource |
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Oxford English monographs.
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| Contents |
Note to the reader -- Introduction. The balancing act of literature and science -- Part I. Waves, particles, and heuristic points of view -- 1. The obligation to choose : dualistic Woolf -- 2. 'Orlando the man and Orlando the woman' : complementary Woolf l -- Part II. Relativities and relativism -- 3. D.H. Lawrence's 'theory of human relativity' -- 4. D.H. Lawrence and 'living relativity' -- Part III. Crowds of molecules, crowds as molecules -- 5. Brownian motion and crowd psychology : shared moment, shared discourse -- 6. A Brownian model for literary crowds : individuals suspended in a mass -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Modernist Physics studies literary texts and scientific ideas in their historical context to provide an original account of the ways in which Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence engaged with the scientific theories, especially those of Albert Einstein |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 20, 2018) |
| Subject |
Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 fast |
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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 fast |
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Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 fast |
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English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Physics in literature.
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Literature and science -- History -- 20th century
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English fiction
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Literature and science
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Physics in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192547972 |
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0192547976 |
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9780191853494 |
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0191853496 |
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