Microscopy and literature

Harris, P. J. F. (2019) Microscopy and literature. Endeavour, 43 (3). 100695. ISSN 0160-9327 doi: 10.1016/j.endeavour.2019.100695

Abstract/Summary

This article draws attention to literary works which have been influenced by microscopy, or in which microscopy has played a significant role. The work of writers including Jonathan Swift, Voltaire, George Eliot, H. G. Wells and D. H. Lawrence is discussed. In many cases these authors had direct experience of operating microscopes and viewing the wonders of the microscopic world. However, with the increasing separation of the two cultures, recent examples of microscopy in literature are rare.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/87012
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.endeavour.2019.100695
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Publisher	Elsevier
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