Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema: Precarious Identities

Book Overview

Examines poisons and related substances in a transdisciplinary context, comprising the history of science, literature and film studies

Conceptualizes poison as "precarious". This innovative perspective highlights poison as a medium of undermining identity and society and takes poison as a metaphor for social instability

The contributions in the volume cover a wide range from prominent court cases, including the Lafarge affair, to scientific disputes, literary analyses and cutting-edge theory

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319649086
• ISBN13: 9783319649085
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"