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Science, Satire, Empathy
From: Science Museum
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Gillian Beer |
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION |
The year 2001, as the centenary of the death of Queen Victoria and the 150th anniversary of the Great Exhibition of 1851, provides an opportunity to reflect on a rich cultural landscape.
Tracking the encounters between science, literature, and epistemology in the Victorian era, Gillian Beer, King Edward VII Professor of English Literature at Clare Hall, Cambridge, UK, discusses the origins and use of satire and empathy, which became a predominant part of literary and scientific discourse during this period. During the "Locating the Victorians Conference" in London, July 2001, Beer argued that by the late nineteenth century, both satire and empathy had become necessary tools for the study of other forms of consciousness. |
Gillian Beer discusses the use of empathy and satire during the Victorian era.
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