From Frankenstein to Einstein: Literature and Science from 1800 to 1950

ENGL 1560R S01 [CRN: 24612]

Science and literature as interrelated ways of knowing and learning, focusing on questions of language, observation, interpretation, and value. Themes include utopias and dystopias, evolution and degeneration, man and machine, entropy and chaos, and the relationship between literary imagination and scientific creativity. Readings include poems, plays, novels, and essays (Mary Shelley, Tennyson, Huxley, Arnold, Holmes, Wells, Stoppard) alongside a range of scientific writing (Darwin, Faraday, Huxley, Gould, James Watson). Enrollment limited. First-year students need instructor permission to register; Banner registrations after classes begin require instructor approval.
Course Syllabus
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Term
Spring 2013
Credit Hours
1.0
Maximum Enrollment
20
Primary Instructor
Meetings
4:00 pm - 6:20 pm Thu - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
Exam Group Code
15 (May 15, 2013 9:00am)