Darwin becomes art : : aesthetic vision in the wake of Darwin: 1870-1920 /

Darwin becomes art : : aesthetic vision in the wake of Darwin: 1870-1920 / / Hugh Ridley.

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This book analyses Darwin’s influence on art and the effect of his science on experiences of beauty. The first chapter discusses Darwin’s great forerunner, Alexander von Humboldt, and his contribution to thinking about the relationship between science and beauty. The second examines the public recep...

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Superior document:Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 175
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Ridley, Hugh,
Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam, Netherlands : : Rodopi,, 2014.
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 175.
Physical Description:1 online resource (236 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Alexander von Humboldt Sets the Theme
  • Darwin and the German Public
  • Naturalism in Nature
  • Naturalism and the Objective Eye: Bird Portraiture between Art and Photography
  • Objectivizing Feeling: The Novel, Acting, and Darwin’s: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Appeared earlier in the series: INTERNATIONALE FORSCHUNGEN ZUR ALLGEMEINEN UND VERGLEICHENDEN LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT.

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