Geology and religious sentiment : : the effect of geological discoveries on English society and literature between 1829 and 1859 / / by J.M.I. Klaver.

• Superior document: Brill's studies in intellectual history, volume 80
• VerfasserIn: Klaver, J. M. I.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, New York : : Brill,, 1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 80.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 pages) :; illustrations.

This book deals with reactions to geological discoveries in early nineteenth-century England. How did theologians cope with new scientific evidence of the antiquity of the world which was contrary to accepted biblical chronology? And what repercussions did this picture have on philosophers, poets and novelists? The first part of the book concentrates on Charles Lyell's religious and scientific views. This is followed by a study of William Buckland, Adam Segdwick and William Whewell, three clergymen who were also geologists. The last section explores the literary reception of the revolutionary discoveries of Lyell and his contemporaries.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER ONE: THE GEOLOGICAL SETTING: THE DANGEROUS AND VISIONARY PURSUIT / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER TWO: THE PERIOD TO 1830: FROM FORMER WORLDS TO UNIFORMITARIANISM / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER THREE: \'IF WE DON'T IRRITATE, WE SHALL CARRY ALL WITH US\': THE FIRST VOLUME OF PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER FOUR: PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY 1832-3: WORKING HARD AT NATURAL THEOLOGY / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER FIVE: MODIFIED MUD OR MODIFIED MONKEY: UNIFORMITY, PROGRESSION AND TRANSMUTATION / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER SIX: PROGRESS, EDUCATION, AND UNITARIANISM / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER SEVEN: WILLIAM BUCKLAND: BRIDGE-OVER-THE-WATER / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER EIGHT: ADAM SEDGWICK: HOW MUCH GOOD MIGHT HE DO? / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER NINE: ADAM SEDGWICK: THE SOBER FACTS AND THE ROGUE'S GAME / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER TEN: WILLIAM WHEWELL: LYELL'S LABOURS AND IDEAS / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: SWINGING MID-AIR AMONG THE PRECIPICES OF LIFE / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER TWELVE: THE WHOLE CREATION GROANETH AND TRAVAILETH TOGETHER / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: DEUS QUIDAM DECEPTOR / J.M.I. Klaver -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: TOWARDS ABATEMENT OF THE FEVER / J.M.I. Klaver -- CONCLUSION / J.M.I. Klaver -- BIBLIOGRAPHY / J.M.I. Klaver -- INDEX / J.M.I. Klaver.