Darwin's bards : British and American poetry in the age of evolution /

Show other versions (1)

John Holmes explores the ways in which some of the most perceptive and powerful British and American poets of the last hundred-and-fifty years have grappled with the questions raised by Darwinism, from Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning and Thomas Hardy, through Robert Frost and Edna St Vincent Millay...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Holmes, John, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
1800-1999
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
American poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Natural selection.
Poésie anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poésie américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poésie anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poésie américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
American poetry
English poetry
Evolution (Biology) in literature
Natural selection
Lyrik
Evolution > Motiv
Darwinismus
Englisch
Engels.
Gedichten.
Wetenschap.
Engelsk poesi > historia > 1800-talet > 1900-talet.
Amerikansk poesi > historia > 1800-talet > 1900-talet.
Evolution (biologi) i litteraturen.
USA
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Poetry in the Age of Darwin; 2 Poetry and the 'Non-Darwinian Revolution'; 3 God; 4 Death; 5 Humanity's Place in Nature; 6 Humans and Other Animals; 7 Love and Sex; 8 On Balance; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Similar Items