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OverviewExplores the cultural significance of androids. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric G. WilsonPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.254kg ISBN: 9780791468463ISBN 10: 0791468461 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 10 August 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. The Melancholy Android 2. The Mummy 3. The Golem 4. The Automaton 5. The Sadness of the Somnambulist Conclusion Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsWhat makes Pinocchio sad? Eric Wilson's twenty-first century anatomy of melancholy finds a rich psychological and philosophical nexus in imaginary androids, automata, golems, and mummies drawn from the annals of Western culture. In this provocative and wide-ranging meditation, the manufactured human becomes our understudy, enacting the age-old human tragicomedy of forever seeking-- and failing-- to connect with our mortal and immortal natures. Author InformationEric G. Wilson is Associate Professor of English at Wake Forest University and the author of Coleridge's Melancholia: An Anatomy of Limbo and The Spiritual History of Ice: Romanticism, Science, and the Imagination. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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