Relationship Between Literature and Science in John Banville's Scientific Tetralogy

Starting from the debate between the two cultures, the book analyzes the relationship between literature and science in the last years of the twentieth century in the light of scientific theories which universally underline both their indeterminacy and their lack of universal values (Relativity Theory, Quantum Mechanics, the Uncertainity Principle, Chaos Theory). Scientific theories are echoed in literary texts but also a reverse influence from literature to science has taken place. In his scientific tetralogy John Banville analyzes the figures of those scientists who contributed to a paradigm shift in the world view from the early modernity to the present. His interest is not exclusively focused on epistemology but ratheron the creative mind of the scientist. Science appears to follow the same epiphanic process as literature in its understanding of, and theorizing upon, an enigmatic sort of reality.Fiorato, Sidia is the author of 'Relationship Between Literature and Science in John Banville's Scientific Tetralogy ', published 2007 under ISBN 9783631558621 and ISBN 3631558627.