The Resource The work of the sun : literature, science, and political economy, 1760-1860, Ted Underwood
The work of the sun : literature, science, and political economy, 1760-1860, Ted Underwood
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- Summary
- "At the end of the eighteenth century, British writers began to celebrate work in a strangely indirect way. Instead of describing diligence as an attribute of character, poets and novelists increasingly identified work with impersonal "energies" akin to natural force. Chemists traced mental and muscular work back to its source in sunlight, giving rise to the claim (beloved by nineteenth-century journalists) that "all the labor done under the sun is really done by it." The Work of the Sun traces the emergence of this model of work, exploring its sources in middle-class consciousness and its implications for British literature and science."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 240 pages
- Contents
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- Light as fluid agency
- Energy and the autonomy of middle-class work
- Apollo, God of enterprise
- Cowper's spontaneous task
- Wordsworth and the homelessness of engines
- Sunlight and the reification of culture
- Energy becomes labor : the role of engineering theory
- Productivism and the popularization of the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Isbn
- 9781403965998
- Label
- The work of the sun : literature, science, and political economy, 1760-1860
- Title
- The work of the sun
- Title remainder
- literature, science, and political economy, 1760-1860
- Statement of responsibility
- Ted Underwood
- Subject
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- English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- History
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Sun -- In literature
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "At the end of the eighteenth century, British writers began to celebrate work in a strangely indirect way. Instead of describing diligence as an attribute of character, poets and novelists increasingly identified work with impersonal "energies" akin to natural force. Chemists traced mental and muscular work back to its source in sunlight, giving rise to the claim (beloved by nineteenth-century journalists) that "all the labor done under the sun is really done by it." The Work of the Sun traces the emergence of this model of work, exploring its sources in middle-class consciousness and its implications for British literature and science."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Underwood, T. L.
- Dewey number
- 820.9/36
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR468.S83
- LC item number
- U53 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English literature
- Politics and literature
- Politics and literature
- Literature and science
- Literature and science
- English literature
- Sun
- Label
- The work of the sun : literature, science, and political economy, 1760-1860, Ted Underwood
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-233) 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
- Light as fluid agency -- Energy and the autonomy of middle-class work -- Apollo, God of enterprise -- Cowper's spontaneous task -- Wordsworth and the homelessness of engines -- Sunlight and the reification of culture -- Energy becomes labor : the role of engineering theory -- Productivism and the popularization of the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Control code
- 56660049
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9781403965998
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2005048826
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The work of the sun : literature, science, and political economy, 1760-1860, Ted Underwood
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-233) 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
- Light as fluid agency -- Energy and the autonomy of middle-class work -- Apollo, God of enterprise -- Cowper's spontaneous task -- Wordsworth and the homelessness of engines -- Sunlight and the reification of culture -- Energy becomes labor : the role of engineering theory -- Productivism and the popularization of the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Control code
- 56660049
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- x, 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9781403965998
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2005048826
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
- English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- History
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
- Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Sun -- In literature
- Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century
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