Hauptbeschreibung 'Phantasmatic Knowledge' investigates changing anthropological visions as they were negotiated in late Victorian and early twentieth century literature. It starts from the assumption that in nineteenth century scientific discourse, a human being can only be accepted as fu...

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Main Author:	Scholz, Susanne
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, 2013.
Series:	Anglistische Forschungen - Band 436.
Subjects:	1800-1899 Literature and anthropology. English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. English literature > 18th century > Criticism and interpretation. English literature > 19th century > Criticism and interpretation. Identity in literature. Littérature et anthropologie. Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. English literature Literature and anthropology Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:	DE-862 DE-863
Summary:	Hauptbeschreibung 'Phantasmatic Knowledge' investigates changing anthropological visions as they were negotiated in late Victorian and early twentieth century literature. It starts from the assumption that in nineteenth century scientific discourse, a human being can only be accepted as fully human if it is visually perceived as human. One of the scientific genres to 'produce' and normalize man in the late nineteenth century is the case study, so the first part of the book analyses three notorious 'cases' of late Victorian London, Joseph Merrick, the so-called ""Elephant Man"", Jack the Ripper.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (178 pages)
ISBN:	3825374025 9783825374020