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The Work of the Sun: Literature, Science, and Political Economy, 1760–1860
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The Work of the Sun: Literature, Science, and Political Economy, 1760–1860 Hardcover - 2005

by Underwood, T

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Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:1403965994
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  • Title The Work of the Sun: Literature, Science, and Political Economy, 1760–1860
  • Author Underwood, T
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition annotated editio
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
  • Date 2005
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9958745
  • ISBN 9781403965998 / 1403965994
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.56 x 6.04 x 0.72 in (21.74 x 15.34 x 1.83 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Modern
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects English literature - 18th century - History, English literature - 19th century - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005048826
  • Dewey Decimal Code 820.936

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From the publisher

At the end of the eighteenth century, British writers began to celebrate work in a strangely indirect way. Instead of describing diligence as an attribute of character, poets and novelists increasingly identified work with impersonal "energies" akin to natural force. Chemists traced mental and muscular work back to its source in sunlight, giving rise to the claim (beloved by nineteenth-century journalists) that "all the labor done under the sun is really done by it." The Work of the Sun traces the emergence of this model of work, exploring its sources in middle-class consciousness and its implications for British literature and science.

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"The source of all labour is the sun," Chambers's Journal informed its readers in 1866.

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About the author

TED UNDERWOOD is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA.

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