{"title":"Series: Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoutledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a rich exploration of the cultural, social, and intellectual currents that shaped the 1800s. These volumes invite readers to engage with the period’s literary landscapes through critical analysis, encompassing diverse perspectives in philosophy, history, and literary theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScholars and enthusiasts alike will find thought-provoking discussions that illuminate the complexities of nineteenth-century texts and their enduring influence. The series bridges historical insight with contemporary interpretation, fostering a deeper appreciation for the era’s literary heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"science-and-religion-in-neo-victorian-novels-by-john-glendening-9780415819435","title":"Science and Religion in Neo-Victorian Novels","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCriticism about the neo-Victorian novel — a genre of historical fiction that re-imagines aspects of the Victorian world from present-day perspectives — has expanded rapidly in the last fifteen years but given little attention to the engagement between science and religion. Of great interest to Victorians, this subject often appears in neo-Victorian novels, including those by such well-known authors as John Fowles, A. S. Byatt, Graham Swift, and Mathew Kneale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScience and Religion in Neo-Victorian Novels\u003c\/em\u003e discusses novels in which nineteenth-century science, including geology, palaeontology, and evolutionary theory, interacts with religion through accommodations, conflicts, and crises of faith. In general, these texts abandon conventional religion but retain the ethical connectedness and celebration of life associated with spirituality at its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRegistering the growth of nineteenth-century secularism and drawing on aspects of the romantic tradition and ecological thinking, they honour the natural world without imagining that it exists for humans or functions in reference to human values. In particular, they enact a form of wonderment: the capacity of the mind to make sense of, creatively adapt, and enjoy the world out of which it has evolved — in short, to endow it with meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProtagonists who come to experience reality in this expansive way release themselves from self-anxiety and alienation. In this book, Glendening shows how, by intermixing past and present, fact and fiction, neo-Victorian narratives, with a few instructive exceptions, manifest this pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607538745580,"sku":"9780415819435","price":353.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7a9166adc2021905681a3bb3586de73e.jpg?v=1778188440"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-routledge-studies-in-nineteenth-century-literature.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}