The Resource The earth on show : fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856, Ralph O'Connor
The earth on show : fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856, Ralph O'Connor
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- Summary
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- Ralph O'Connor tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Briatin, exploring how a new geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public at the turn of the 19th century
- "At the turn of the nineteenth century, geology - and its claims that the earth had a long and colorful prehuman history - was widely dismissed as dangerous nonsense. But just fifty years later, it was the most celebrated of Victorian sciences. Ralph O'Connor tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a new geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public." "Savvy science-writers, O'Connor shows, marketed spectacular visions of past worlds, piquing the public imagination with glimpses of man-eating mammoths, talking dinosaurs, and sea-dragons spawned by Satan himself. These authors - including men of science, women, clergymen, biblical literalists, hack writers, blackmailers, and prophets - borrowed freely from the Bible, modern poetry, and the urban entertainment industry, creating new forms of literature in order to transport their readers into a vanished and alien past." "In exploring the use of poetry and spectacle in the promotion of popular science, O'Connor proves that geology's success owed much to the literary techniques of its authors. An innovative blend of the history of science, literary criticism, book history, and visual culture, The Earth on Show rethinks the relationship between science and literature in the nineteenth century."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 541 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Introduction : Science as literature
- Enter the mammoth
- William Buckland : antiquary and wizard
- Lizards and literalists
- Lyell steps in
- Marketing geology
- Polite science and narrative form
- Time travel and virtual tourism in the age of John Martin
- Literary monsters
- Scenes and legends from deep time
- Hugh Miller and the geologic diorama
- Epilogue : New mythologies of the ancient earth
- Isbn
- 9780226616681
- Label
- The earth on show : fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856
- Title
- The earth on show
- Title remainder
- fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856
- Statement of responsibility
- Ralph O'Connor
- Subject
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- Geology -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Geology in literature
- History
- Geology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Science -- Philosophy | History -- 19th century
- Literature and history -- Great Britain
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- Ralph O'Connor tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Briatin, exploring how a new geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public at the turn of the 19th century
- "At the turn of the nineteenth century, geology - and its claims that the earth had a long and colorful prehuman history - was widely dismissed as dangerous nonsense. But just fifty years later, it was the most celebrated of Victorian sciences. Ralph O'Connor tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a new geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public." "Savvy science-writers, O'Connor shows, marketed spectacular visions of past worlds, piquing the public imagination with glimpses of man-eating mammoths, talking dinosaurs, and sea-dragons spawned by Satan himself. These authors - including men of science, women, clergymen, biblical literalists, hack writers, blackmailers, and prophets - borrowed freely from the Bible, modern poetry, and the urban entertainment industry, creating new forms of literature in order to transport their readers into a vanished and alien past." "In exploring the use of poetry and spectacle in the promotion of popular science, O'Connor proves that geology's success owed much to the literary techniques of its authors. An innovative blend of the history of science, literary criticism, book history, and visual culture, The Earth on Show rethinks the relationship between science and literature in the nineteenth century."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Connor, Ralph
- Dewey number
- 550.941/09034
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QE13.G7
- LC item number
- O35 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Geology
- Geology
- Geology in literature
- Literature and science
- Literature and history
- Science
- Label
- The earth on show : fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856, Ralph O'Connor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-489) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : Science as literature -- Enter the mammoth -- William Buckland : antiquary and wizard -- Lizards and literalists -- Lyell steps in -- Marketing geology -- Polite science and narrative form -- Time travel and virtual tourism in the age of John Martin -- Literary monsters -- Scenes and legends from deep time -- Hugh Miller and the geologic diorama -- Epilogue : New mythologies of the ancient earth
- Control code
- 154309285
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 541 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780226616681
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007028061
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)154309285
- Label
- The earth on show : fossils and the poetics of popular science, 1802-1856, Ralph O'Connor
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-489) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : Science as literature -- Enter the mammoth -- William Buckland : antiquary and wizard -- Lizards and literalists -- Lyell steps in -- Marketing geology -- Polite science and narrative form -- Time travel and virtual tourism in the age of John Martin -- Literary monsters -- Scenes and legends from deep time -- Hugh Miller and the geologic diorama -- Epilogue : New mythologies of the ancient earth
- Control code
- 154309285
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 541 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780226616681
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2007028061
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)154309285
Subject
- Geology -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Geology in literature
- History
- Geology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Science -- Philosophy | History -- 19th century
- Literature and history -- Great Britain
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