Darwin the writer / by George Levine.
By: Levine, George Lewis.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2011Description: xvii, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780199608430; 0199608431.Subject(s): Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. On the origin of species | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence | Evolution (Biology) -- Authorship | Evolution (Biology) -- History -- 19th century | Natural selection -- Authorship | Communication in science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Contents:
Darwin the writer -- Learning to see : Darwin's prophetic apprenticeship on the Beagle voyage -- The prose of On the origin of species -- Surprise and paradox : Darwin's artful legacy -- Darwinian mind and Wildean paradox -- Hardy's Woodlanders and the Darwinian grotesque -- Coda : the comic Darwin.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Science Museum Wroughton Library D2 Store: STS Books | Science & Technology Studies Collection | 575.8:93 LEVINE (Browse shelf) | Available | 2402559605 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-235) and index.
"Select bibliography on Darwin, his theory, and its extrascientific connections": p. [223]-235.
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