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Item specifics
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- Topic
- Culture
- ISBN
- 9780820346755
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-10
0820346756
ISBN-13
9780820346755
eBay Product ID (ePID)
172320004
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
America's Darwin : Darwinian Theory and U. S. Literary Culture
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2013-043343
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
One reads these essays with a constantly renewed sense of the capaciousness of Darwin's intellect, interested equally in the movements of earthworms and the reasons why humans bare their teeth., "An important advance on the current state of Darwin criticism in American literary and cultural studies and, even more, a model for urgently needed work in such biocultural studies as animality and ecological thinking."--Laura Dassow Walls, author of The Passage to Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Shaping of America, Tina Gianquitto and Lydia Fisher successfully chose essays from a wide range of disciplines, yet managed to thread the articles into a strong and coherent text. . . . America's Darwin contributes to a deeper understanding of how specific reactions and interpretations were formed in connection to American culture., "One reads these essays with a constantly renewed sense of the capaciousness of Darwin's intellect, interested equally in the movements of earthworms and the reasons why humans bare their teeth."--Christoph Irmscher, Reports of the National Center for Science Education
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
810.9/356
Synopsis
While much has been written about the impact of Darwin's theories on U.S. culture, and countless scholarly collections have been devoted to the science of evolution, few have addressed the specific details of Darwin's theories as a cultural force affecting U.S. writers. America's Darwin fills this gap and features a range of critical approaches that examine U.S. textual responses to Darwin's works. The scholars in this collection represent a range of disciplines-literature, history of science, women's studies, geology, biology, entomology, and anthropology. All pay close attention to the specific forms that Darwinian evolution took in the United States, engaging not only with Darwin's most famous works, such as On the Origin of Species , but also with less familiar works, such as The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals . Each contributor considers distinctive social, cultural, and intellectual conditions that affected the reception and dissemination of evolutionary thought, from before the publication of On the Origin of Species to the early years of the twenty-first century. These essays engage with the specific details and language of a wide selection of Darwin's texts, treating his writings as primary sources essential to comprehending the impact of Darwinian language on American writers and thinkers. This careful engagement with the texts of evolution enables us to see the broad points of its acceptance and adoption in the American scene; this approach also highlights the ways in which writers, reformers, and others reconfigured Darwinian language to suit their individual purposes. America's Darwin demonstrates the many ways in which writers and others fit themselves to a narrative of evolution whose dominant motifs are contingency and uncertainty. Collectively, the authors make the compelling case that the interpretation of evolutionary theory in the U.S. has always shifted in relation to prevailing cultural anxieties., An engaging collection of interdisciplinary essays on the distinctive qualities of America's textual engagement with Darwinian evolutionary theory, especially in regard to On the Origin of Species, which highlights the influence of prevalent cultural anxieties on interpretation., While much has been written about the impact of Darwin's theories on U.S. culture, and countless scholarly collections have been devoted to the science of evolution, few have addressed the specific details of Darwin's theories as a cultural force affecting U.S. writers. America's Darwin fills this gap and features a range of critical approaches that examine U.S. textual responses to Darwin's works. The scholars in this collection represent a range of disciplines--literature, history of science, women's studies, geology, biology, entomology, and anthropology. All pay close attention to the specific forms that Darwinian evolution took in the United States, engaging not only with Darwin's most famous works, such as On the Origin of Species , but also with less familiar works, such as The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals . Each contributor considers distinctive social, cultural, and intellectual conditions that affected the reception and dissemination of evolutionary thought, from before the publication of On the Origin of Species to the early years of the twenty-first century. These essays engage with the specific details and language of a wide selection of Darwin's texts, treating his writings as primary sources essential to comprehending the impact of Darwinian language on American writers and thinkers. This careful engagement with the texts of evolution enables us to see the broad points of its acceptance and adoption in the American scene; this approach also highlights the ways in which writers, reformers, and others reconfigured Darwinian language to suit their individual purposes. America's Darwin demonstrates the many ways in which writers and others fit themselves to a narrative of evolution whose dominant motifs are contingency and uncertainty. Collectively, the authors make the compelling case that the interpretation of evolutionary theory in the U.S. has always shifted in relation to prevailing cultural anxieties.
LC Classification Number
PS169.S413A44 2014
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- *****- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook was an absolute joy to purchase. Very glad it was listed . Exactly as described !!
- e***t (863)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat item as described. Excellent packaging. Highly recommended. Fast shipping. Very good price. A+++++++++BROOKLYN BRIDGE self-titled vinyl LP Buddah Records BDS5034 1968 NM in NM sleeve (#194740066061)
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