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Darwin's bards : British and American poetry in the age of evolution / John Holmes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmes, John, 1973- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--19th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- American poetry--19th century--History and criticism.
- American poetry.
- English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- Evolution (Biology) in literature.
- Natural selection.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Darwin's Bards is a comprehensive study of how poets have responded to the ideas of Charles Darwin.
- Contents:
- Poetry in the age of Darwin
- Poetry and 'non-Darwinian revolution'
- God
- Death
- Humanity's place in nature
- Humans and other animals
- Love and sex
- On balance
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-282) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7486-5217-5
- 1-282-62036-3
- 9786612620362
- 0-7486-4090-8
- OCLC:
- 638860132
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