An edition of Fiction refracts science: modernist writers from Proust to Borges
(2005)
Fiction refracts science
modernist writers from Proust to Borges
by Allen Thiher
- 0 Ratings
- 1 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
Share
×Close
"Examines the relationship between science and the fiction developed by modernists, including Musil, Proust, Kafka, and Joyce. Looks at Pascalian and Newtonian cosmology, Darwinism, epistemology, relativity theory, quantum mechanics, the development of modernist and postmodern fiction, positivism, and finally works by Woolf, Faulkner, and Borges"--Provided by publisher.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Fiction refracts science: modernist writers from Proust to Borges
2005, University of Missouri Press
in English
0826215807 9780826215802
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction : prefatory thoughts on two or more cultures
What the modernists knew about the history of science from Pascal to Heisenberg
Robert Musil and the dilemma of modernist epistemology
Proust, Poincaré, and contingency
Kafka's search for laws
James Joyce and the laws of everything
Modernist thought experiments after Joyce
Conclusion : science and postmodernity.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All
| May 25, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| June 8, 2019 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 28, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the work. |
| April 20, 2010 | Edited by WorkBot | update details |
| December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |