From Faust to Strangelove
Subtitle: representations of the scientist in western literature
By: Roslynn D. Haynes.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
Subjects: Scientists in literature.; Literature and science.
Description: Offers a comprehensive study of the image of the scientist in Western literature and film, from medieval images of alchemists to present-day depictions of cyberpunks and genetic engineers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-407) and index.