Fictions of Radical Life Extension

Name: Fictions of Radical Life Extension
Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
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By Green, James Aaron

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In this major new study, James Aaron Green provides the first account of literary thought experiments published from 1878 to 1918 that speculate on the prospect of radically longer lives.
Green argues that these fictions helped negotiate the emergent experiences and meanings of age and aging during years when long-established norms were being eroded and supplanted. By recovering fictions by lesser-known writers and re-evaluating those by more familiar writers like H. G. Wells and J. M. Barrie, the study reveals the surprising abundance and formal diversity of such speculative accounts. Through readings supported by archival materials (anti-aging advertisements, medical treatises), these accounts are shown to have intervened on a wide range of scientific and social questions related to age and aging - from transfusion to colonialism, and second chances to apocalyptic demography.
Ultimately, Green's innovative historicist study proves how close attention to fictions of radical life extension can not only renovate our understanding of historical attitudes to age and aging, but also those of today.

Product details

Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 240
Release Date:: 2026-01-08
Publication Date:: 2026-01-08
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1350374717
ISBN13:: 9781350374713
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 529 g
Height:: 16.1 cm
Width:: 24 cm
Thickness:: 1.8 cm

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