FALLING INTO MATTER BY NAPIER ELIZABETH R UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 2012 [HARDCOVER] In this groundbreaking book, Napier Elizabeth R challenges our understanding of the relationship between technology and the human body in the context of the English novel during the eighteenth century. Through a detailed analysis of key texts from this period, including works by authors such as Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, and Henry Fielding, the author reveals how the body played a crucial role in shaping the development of modern knowledge and its impact on society. The book begins by exploring the ways in which the body was represented in early modern literature, highlighting the tension between the physical and the spiritual realms. The author argues that this tension was not only reflected in the themes and characters of these novels but also influenced the evolution of technology itself. As technology advanced, it became increasingly clear that the body was essential to the survival of humanity, and the need for a personal paradigm for perceiving the technological process of developing modern knowledge became more pressing than ever before.

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NAPIER ELIZABETH R UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 2012 ［HARDCOVER］この画期的な本の中で、NAPIELELELS R R S S Rは、18世紀の英国の小説における技術と人体との関係を理解している私たちの理解に疑問を 。Daniel Defoe、 Samuel Richardson、 Henry Fieldingなどの著者の作品を含む、この時期の重要なテキストの詳細な分析を通じて、著者は、身体が現代の知識の発展と社会への影響を形作る上で重要な役割を果たした方法を明らかにしています。この本は、身体が初期の近代文学でどのように表現されたかを調べ、物理的な球体と霊的な球体の間の緊張を強調することから始まります。この緊張感は、これらの小説のテーマや登場人物に反映されただけでなく、技術そのものの進化にも影響を与えたと著者は論じている。技術の発展に伴い、人類の生存のために身体が重要であることがますます明らかになり、現代の知識の発展の技術的プロセスの認識の個人的パラダイムの必要性がこれまで以上に緊急になった。