The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryExamines previously unscrutinized aspects of English novelist E. M. Forster's life and work, raising the question of how he maintained his position in the world of English letters despite a lack of close acquaintance with his contemporaries.
Call Number: 594.56 M
ISBN: 9781451697728
Publication Date: 2016-04-05
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryFrankenstein or The Modern Prometheus , was completed by Mary Shelley at the age of 19. She infused this original novel with Gothic and Romantic elements. Scientist Victor Frankenstein creates a large and powerful creature in the likeness of man, but is disgusted by his own creation and he abandons the being to fend for itself. Spawning generations of horror stories in the genre, Frankenstein is a gruesome warning against playing God and attempting the engineering of life.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781501161148
Publication Date: 2016-07-12
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy MontgomeryHuman engagement with technology has a deep history, as social progress and creative expression have long been connected with the development, deployment, and representation of what we recognize as technological products and processes. this volume explores the theme in such important works as Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, The House of Seven Gables, and Neuromancer.
Author interview on C-SPANSy Montgomery talked about her book The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness, in which she argues that these creatures, who couldn’t be more different from us physically, are actually more like us, intellectually, than we realize.
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