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America's Darwin: Darwinian Theory and U. S. Literary Culture
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Paperback. Editor(s): Gianquitto, Tina; Fisher, Lydia. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; GTC; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Univ of Georgia Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820346755
SKU
V9780820346755
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About
Tina Gianquitto is an associate professor of literature in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines. Lydia Fisher is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of English at Portland State University.
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