The Work of the Sun - E-book

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The Work Of The Sun - ENG

Literature, Science, And Political Economy, 1760â€“1860

T. Underwood

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ISBN:	9781403981905
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Ciencia
Subtema:	Aspectos Filosóficos y Sociales
Año de publicación:	2015-12-11

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 labour 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.

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