Darwin becomes art : aesthetic vision in the wake of Darwin: 1870-1920 /
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Rodopi,
2014
Amsterdam : 2014 |
| Series: | Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ;
175 Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 175 Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft 175 |
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Table of Contents:
- 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
- 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