{"product_id":"modernist-life-histories-biological-theory-and-the-experimental-bildungsroman-paperback","title":"Modernist Life Histories: Biological Theory and the Experimental Bildungsroman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Aureliano Newman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReflects contemporary paradigm shifts in embryology and evolutionary theory through formal experimentation in the modernist Bildungsroman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eModernist Life Histories\u003c\/em\u003e explores how new models of embryonic development helped inspire new kinds of coming-of-age plots during the first half of the twentieth century. Focusing on novels by E. M. Forster, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley and Samuel Beckett, the book links narrative experiments with shuffled chronology, repeated beginnings and sex change to new discoveries in the biological sciences. It also reveals new connections between the so-called Two Cultures by highlighting how scientific ideas and narratives enter the literary realm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a unique perspective on the \u003ci\u003eBildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e (novel of formation), one of the most discussed genres in recent scholarly work on modernism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproaches the study of science and literature with exceptionally close attention to the details of scientific models, their cultural appropriations, and their political implications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes the first thoroughgoing argument for twentieth-century biology as a positive influence on modernist poetics and ethics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eModels how narrative theory can serve the goals of interdisciplinary research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflects contemporary paradigm shifts in embryology and evolutionary theory through formal experimentation in the modernist Bildungsroman Modernist Life Histories explores how new models of embryonic development helped inspire new kinds of coming-of-age plots during the first half of the twentieth century. Focusing on novels by E. M. Forster, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Aldous Huxley and Samuel Beckett, the book links narrative experiments with shuffled chronology, repeated beginnings and sex change to new discoveries in the biological sciences. It also reveals new connections between the so-called Two Cultures by highlighting how scientific ideas and narratives enter the literary realm. Daniel Aureliano Newman is Instructor at the Graduate Centre for Academic Communication, University of Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrained in biology, Daniel Aureliano Newman researches and teaches modern and contemporary literature, with a focus on Literature \u0026amp; Science and narrative theory. His research has appeared in several literary and scientific journals including \u003ci\u003eStyle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Narrative Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwentieth-Century Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOikos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Botany\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163109593223,"sku":"9781474439626","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0341bbf76fa0376a8d8bc4f71339b2a8.webp?v=1733294781","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/modernist-life-histories-biological-theory-and-the-experimental-bildungsroman-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}