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Author

LaGrandeur, Kevin.

Title Androids and intelligent networks in early modern literature and culture [electronic resource] : artificial slaves / Kevin LaGrandeur.

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New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xiv, 207 p. : ill.
Series	Routledge studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; 22
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Artificial slaves: intelligent tools/ rebellious agents -- Real human automata from the pre-empirical era -- Whole bodies: alchemy, cabala, and the embodiment of force -- Body parts: talking brass heads, dangerous knowledge, and Robert Greene's plays -- Prospero's ethereal prosthesis -- Doctor Faustus: losing control of the servant network -- Points of contact between artificial servants of yesterday and today.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
	Machine theory in literature.
	Androids in literature.
	Technology and civilization -- England -- History.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780415631211 (hardback acid-free paper)
	9780203096970 (electronic bk.)