Evolutionary aestheticism in Victorian culture / Lindsay Wilhelm, Oklahoma State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilhelm, Lindsay, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 148.

Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 148

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aestheticism (Literature).

Evolution (Biology) in literature.

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

x, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Although the hard-nosed scientist and the dandy aesthete seem unlikely allies at first glance, Lindsay Wilhelm argues that Victorian evolutionism and the Aesthetic (or "art for art's sake") Movement converged on surprisingly utopian ideas about beauty, pleasure, and the power of good taste to shape our society for the better"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009469357

1009469355

9781009469388

100946938X

OCLC:

1430653574