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Romantic Science: Nature As Schism Between Romantic Generations and As Catalyst Between Romanticism and Science Fiction
| Title: | Romantic Science: Nature As Schism Between Romantic Generations and As Catalyst Between Romanticism and Science Fiction. |
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| Name(s): |
Helo, Gabrielle, author Golden, John, Thesis advisor Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Department of English |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Created: | 2015 | |
| Date Issued: | 2015 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 95 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | After 1815's eruption of Mount Tambora, the following period was named the "Year without a Summer" and experienced irregularly cold weather, failed crops, rampant disease, and riots. In the summer of 1816, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley met in the Alps and wrote "Darkness," "Mont Blanc," and Frankenstein respectively. This thesis focuses on these works' depictions of nature in light of how these features may have been impacted by the climate. It argues in Chapter One that the volcanic eruption caused global climate changes that affected these writers. In Chapter Two, it illustrates differences in nature's representation between first generation and second generation Romantic works. The conclusion synthesizes the arguments made in Chapters One and Two, suggesting that 1816's climate affected these writers in such a way as to produce an environment from which science fiction could emerge in Frankenstein. | |
| Identifier: | FA00004504 (IID) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Includes bibliography. | |
| Subject(s): |
Byron, George Gordon -- Baron -- 1788-1824 -- Darkness -- Criticism and interpretation Romanticism -- 19th century Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft -- 1797-1851 -- Frankenstein -- Criticism and interpretation Shelley, Percy Bysshe -- 1792-1822 -- Mont Blanc -- Criticism and interpretation Tambora, Mount (Indonesia) -- Eruption, 1815 Volcanoes -- Environmental aspects -- History -- 19th century |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Links: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004504 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004504 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
