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Natural Magic : Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bergland, Renée.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886--Criticism and interpretation.
- Dickinson, Emily.
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
- Darwin, Charles.
- American literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Literature and science--United States--History--19th century.
- Literature and science.
- Nature in literature.
- Philosophy of nature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- No detailed description available for "Natural Magic".
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface: An Orchis' Heart
- Introduction: An Enchanted World
- Chapter 1: Darwin and Dickinson, Childhood Portraits
- Chapter 2: Darwin the Naturalist: Shropshire, Edinburgh, Cambridge,1809-1831
- Darwin, to Age 22
- Chapter 3: Nature's People:Scientific Amherst: Amherst, 1830-1836
- Dickinson, to Age 6
- Chapter 4: Juggler, Geologist, Dark Horse: Aboard the Beagle,1832-1836
- Darwin, Age 23-27
- Chapter 5: Dickinson the Bold: Amherst, 1836-1847
- Dickinson, Age 6-16
- Chapter 6: The Leading Scientific Men: London and Amherst, 1836-1845
- Chapter 7: Religion of Geology South Hadley, Amherst, 1847-1851
- Dickinson, Age 16-20
- Chapter 8: A Slow-Sailing Ship: Downe, Great Malvern, 1842-1851
- Darwin, Age 33-42
- Chapter 9: Excitement in the Village: Amherst, 1851-1857
- Dickinson, Age 20-26
- Chapter 10: On the Origin of Species: Downe, 1858-1860
- Darwin, Age 49-51
- Chapter 11: If You Saw a Bullet: Amherst, 1857-1861
- Dickinson, Age 26-31
- Chapter 12: Wild Experiment: Downe and Amherst, 1860-1862
- Chapter 13: Melody or Witchcraft?: Amherst, 1862-1866
- Chapter 14: Mutual Friends: Downe and Amherst, 1866-1882
- Chapter 15: Perfectly Disinterested: Darwin's Last Days
- Chapter 16: Nature Is a Haunted House: Dickinson Faces Death
- Afterword: Hope Is a Strange Invention: Darwin and Dickinson in the Twenty-First Century
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliographic Note
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bergland, Renée Natural Magic
- ISBN:
- 9780691235295
- 0691235295
- OCLC:
- 1407033272
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