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Author : Erasmus Darwin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life written by Erasmus Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1801 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patricia Fara
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192588109
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Erasmus Darwin written by Patricia Fara and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Erasmus Darwin seemed an innocuous Midlands physician, a respectable stalwart of eighteenth-century society. But there was another side to him. Botanist, physician, Lunar inventor and popular poet, Darwin was internationally renowned for extraordinary poems explaining his theories about sex and science. Yet he became a target for the political classes, the victim of a sustained and vitriolic character assassination by London's most savage satirists. Intrigued, prize-winning historian Patricia Fara set out to investigate why Darwin had provoked such fierce intellectual and political reaction. Inviting her readers to accompany her, she embarked on what turned out to be a circuitous and serendipitous journey. Her research led her to discover a man who possessed, according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 'perhaps a greater range of knowledge than any other man in Europe.' His evolutionary ideas influenced his grandson Charles, were banned by the Vatican, and scandalized his reactionary critics. But for modern readers he shines out as an impassioned Enlightenment reformer who championed the abolition of slavery, the education of women, and the optimistic ideals of the French Revolution. As she tracks down her quarry, Patricia Fara uncovers a ferment of dangerous ideas that terrified the establishment, inspired the Romantics, and laid the ground for Victorian battles between faith and science.
Author : Professor Michael R Page
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1409479218
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)
Download or read book The Literary Imagination from Erasmus Darwin to H.G. Wells written by Professor Michael R Page and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the close of the eighteenth century, Erasmus Darwin declared that he would 'enlist the imagination under the banner of science,' beginning, Michael Page argues, a literary narrative on questions of evolution, ecology, and technological progress that would extend from the Romantic through the Victorian periods. Examining the interchange between emerging scientific ideas-specifically evolution and ecology-new technologies, and literature in nineteenth-century Britain, Page shows how British writers from Darwin to H.G. Wells confronted the burgeoning expansion of scientific knowledge that was radically redefining human understanding and experience of the natural world, of human species, and of the self. The wide range of authors covered in Page's ambitious study permits him to explore an impressive array of topics that include the role of the Romantic era in the molding of scientific and cultural perspectives; the engagement of William Wordsworth and Percy Shelley with questions raised by contemporary science; Mary Shelley's conflicted views on the unfolding prospects of modernity; and how Victorian writers like Charles Kingsley, Samuel Butler, and W.H. Hudson responded to the implications of evolutionary theory. Page concludes with the scientific romances of H.G. Wells, to demonstrate how evolutionary fantasies reached the pinnacle of synthesis between evolutionary science and the imagination at the close of the century.
Author : Erasmus Darwin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Temple of Nature written by Erasmus Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Upham Murray Smith
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754636717
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (367 download)
Download or read book The Genius of Erasmus Darwin written by Christopher Upham Murray Smith and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Genius of Erasmus Darwin provides insight into the full extent of Erasmus Darwin's exceptional intellect. He is shown to be a major creative thinker and innovator, one of the minds behind the late eighteenth-century industrial revolution, and one of the first, if not the first, to perceive the living world (including humans) as part of a unified evolutionary scenario. The contributions here provide contextual understandings of Erasmus Darwin's thought, as well as studies of particular works and accounts of the later reception of his writings. In this way it is possible to see why the young Samuel Taylor Coleridge was moved to describe Darwin as 'the first literary character in Europe, and the most original-minded man'.Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's grandfather, was one of the leading intellectuals of eighteenth-century England. He was a man with an extraordinary range of interests and activities: he was a doctor, biologist, inventor, poet, linguist and botanist. He was also a founding member of the Lunar Society, an intellectual community that included such eminent men as James Watt and Josiah Wedgwood.
Author : Paul A. Elliott
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 178327610X
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Erasmus Darwin's Gardens written by Paul A. Elliott and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2021 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full study of Erasmus Darwin's gardening, horticulture and agriculture shows he was as keen a nature enthusiast as his grandson Charles, and demonstrates the ways in which his landscape experiences transformed his understanding of nature.
Author : Erasmus Darwin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521821568
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book The Collected Letters of Erasmus Darwin written by Erasmus Darwin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2006, this book is a unique collection of the letters of Erasmus Darwin, revealing his amazing variety of talents.
Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (479 download)
Download or read book Life of Erasmus Darwin written by Charles Darwin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erasmus Darwin
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015505544
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (55 download)
Download or read book The Botanic Garden: A Poem, in Two Parts ... the Economy of Vegetation, and the Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes written by Erasmus Darwin and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Samuel Butler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Evolution, Old & New written by Samuel Butler and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erasmus Darwin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Phytologia written by Erasmus Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1800 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erasmus Darwin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Botanic Garden written by Erasmus Darwin and published by . This book was released on 1789 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Desmond King-Hele
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781017044843
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (448 download)
Download or read book Erasmus Darwin written by Desmond King-Hele and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ernst Krause
Publisher : London : J. Murray
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Erasmus Darwin written by Ernst Krause and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1879 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adam Komisaruk
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315534517
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)
Download or read book The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin written by Adam Komisaruk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he left a lasting impression on almost every branch of knowledge. His magnum opus, and the synthesis of his myriad interests, is The Botanic Garden (1792) — an epic poem that aims to "enlist the Imagination under the banner of Science." Part I, The Economy of Vegetation, sings the praises of British industry as a dance of supernatural creatures while part II, The Loves of the Plants, wittily employs metaphors of human courtship to describe the reproductive cycles of hundreds of flowers. Darwin supplements his accomplished verses with (often much longer) "philosophical notes" that offer his idiosyncratic perspective on the scholarly controversies of the day. Despite a recent surge of academic interest in Darwin, however, no authoritative critical edition of The Botanic Garden exists, presenting a barrier to further scholarship. This two volume set comprises a complete, meticulously transcribed, reading text — including all the poetry, prose apparatus, and illustrations — along with extensive commentary that situates Darwin within contemporary debates about the natural sciences. This set will be of interest to readers as the definitive reference edition of The Botanic Garden and due to its efforts to make the work more practically and intellectually accessible to seasoned and novice readers alike This second volume includes the full version of the second part of The Botanic Garden, The Lives of Plants along with the related textual apparatus consisting of the editors’ annotations, discussion of the illustrations, textual notes, and a taxonomic table of the flowers mentioned.
Author : Erasmus Darwin
Publisher : Pinnacle Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374991583
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (915 download)
Download or read book The Botanic Garden written by Erasmus Darwin and published by Pinnacle Press. This book was released on 2017-05-26 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Charles Darwin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521815266
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Charles Darwin's 'The Life of Erasmus Darwin' written by Charles Darwin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Darwin s book about his grandfather, The Life of Erasmus Darwin, is curiously fascinating. Before publication in 1879, it was shortened by 16%, with several of the cuts directed at its most provocative parts. The cutter, with Charles s permission, was his daughter Henrietta - an example of the strong hidden hand of meek-seeming Victorian women. This first unabridged edition, edited by Desmond King-Hele, includes all that Charles originally intended, the cuts being restored and printed in italics. Erasmus Darwin was one of the leading intellectuals of the eighteenth century. He was a respected physician, a well-known poet, a keen mechanical inventor, and a founding member of the influential Lunar Society. He also possessed an amazing insight into the many branches of physical and biological science. Most notably, he adopted what we now call biological evolution as his theory of life, 65 years prior to Charles Darwin s Origin of Species.
