Vision, Science and Literature, 1870-1920: Ocular HorizonsRoutledge, 22 juil. 2015 - 320 pages This book explores the Victorian concept of vision across scientific and cultural forms. Willis charts the characterization of vision through four organizing principles – small, large, past and future – to arrive at a Victorian conception of what vision was. Willis then explores how this Victorian vision influenced twentieth-century ways of seeing. |
Table des matières
Ocular Horizons Vision Science and Literature | 1 |
Small | 11 |
Large | 57 |
Past | 115 |
Future | 165 |
Afterword | 229 |
Notes | 235 |
Works Cited | 267 |
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