In this title, first published in 1984, Peter Morton argues that in late Victorian Britain a group of novelists and essayists quite consciously sought and found ideas in post-Darwinian biology that were susceptible to imaginative transformation. The period between 1860 and 1900 was a time of great confusion in biology; the natural selection hypothesis was in retreat before its acute critics, and no extension of evolutionary theory to human affairs was too bizarre to attract its quota of enthusiasts. Writers capitalised on this prevailing uncertainty and used it to their own artistic or polemic ends. A fascinating and interdisciplinary title, this reissue will interest students of late Victorian literature, as well as historians of biological theory between The Origin of Species and Mendel.
| ISBN: | 9781138799271 |
| Publication date: | 8th January 2016 |
| Author: | Peter Morton |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 258 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 History of science The Earth: natural history: general interest Biology, life sciences History |
In this title, first published in 1984, Peter Morton argues that in late Victorian Britain a group of novelists and essayists quite consciously sought and found ideas in post-Darwinian biology that were susceptible to imaginative transformation. The period between 1860 and 1900 was a time of great confusion in biology; the natural selection hypothesis was in retreat before its acute critics, and no extension of evolutionary theory to human affairs was too bizarre to attract its quota of enthusiasts. Writers capitalised on this prevailing uncertainty and used it to their own artistic or polemic ends. A fascinating and interdisciplinary title, this reissue will interest students of late Victorian literature, as well as historians of biological theory between The Origin of Species and Mendel.
The Vital Science features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, History of science, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Biology, life sciences, History
The Vital Science is available in Paperback
The Vital Science was written by Peter Morton and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Vital Science has 258 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Revivals series
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