Colonies, Cults and Evolution: Literature, Science and Culture in Nineteenth-Century Writing

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Series)

by David Amigoni

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The concept of culture, now such an important term within both the arts and the sciences, is a legacy of the nineteenth century. By closely analyzing writings by evolutionary scientists such as Charles Darwin, Alfred Russell Wallace, and Herbert Spencer, alongside those of literary figures including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Arnold, Butler, and Gosse, David Amigoni shows how the modern concept of 'culture' developed out of the interdisciplinary interactions...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521174058

ISBN13:9780521174053

Release Date:February 2011

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:254 Pages

Weight:0.83 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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