Androids and intelligent networks in early modern literature and culture : artificial slaves - LaGrandeur, Kevin (New York : Routledge, 2013)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Machine theory in literature; Androids in literature; Technology and civilization -- England -- History; Electronic books