Irreversible Transformations
Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Scottish Energy Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12064621 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allen Macduffie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Representations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-6018 • E-ISSN: 1533-855X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/rep.2006.96.1.1 |
| OpenAlex | W1975024457 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This essay discusses Robert Louis Stevenson's use of the discourse of thermodynamics to structure the transformation in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as an irreversible process. Refashioning metamorphosis along scientific lines imbues the moral life of the novelwith the pressure and reality of physical lawand links the individual “flaws” in transformation to a vision blending scienti.c and theological accounts of apocalypse
Art · Art history · Energy (signal processing · Epistemology · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Transformation (genetics · Chemistry · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |