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Routledge The Vital Science - Biology and Literary Imagination 1860-1900

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This Routledge Revivals edition explores how late Victorian novelists and essayists deliberately drew upon post-Darwinian biology to fuel their creative work. Originally published in 1984, Peter Morton's landmark study examines the period between 1860 and 1900 when biological science was in flux, natural selection faced serious criticism, and evolutionary theory generated increasingly speculative applications to human society. Writers of the era seized upon this scientific uncertainty, transforming biological concepts into powerful artistic and polemical tools. The book reveals the intricate relationship between scientific thought and literary imagination during a pivotal moment in Victorian intellectual history, showing how authors engaged with cutting-edge biological ideas to reshape their narratives and arguments.

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Peter Morton's analysis spans the 1860-1900 period, documenting how Victorian writers responded to evolutionary theory and biological debate.

Examines post-Darwinian biology as a source of imaginative material for novelists and essayists seeking artistic innovation and intellectual authority.

Originally published in 1984 and reissued by Routledge Revivals, this scholarly work remains a definitive study of science and literature in the Victorian era.

Investigates how natural selection criticism and speculative evolutionary applications influenced creative writing and cultural discourse.

Offers literary scholars and history readers insight into the intersection of scientific uncertainty and artistic imagination in Victorian Britain.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138799246
Category: Books > Subjects > Crafts, Hobbies & Home
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Release Date: 04 August 2014
Listed Since: 06 March 2014

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