Languages of nature : critical essays on science and literature / edited by L.J. Jordanova ; foreword by Raymond Williams.

Other author Jordanova, L. J.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1986.
Description351 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
English literature--19th century. --History and criticism.
English literature--18th century. --History and criticism.
Science in literature.
Nature in literature.
Literature and science.
French literature--History and criticism.

Contents The eighteenth century: "Nature" as ethical norm in the Enlightenment / A.E. Pilkington. Naturalizing the family / L.J. Jordanova. Sensibility, sympathy, benevolence / James Rodgers. The scientific muse / Maureen McNeil -- The nineteenth century: The face of nature / Gillian Beer. Fairy tale or science? / Sally Shuttleworth. Michelet and the uses of natural reference / Roger Huss.
Local noteLittle-257949
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. [323]-343.
LCCN 86011852
ISBN0813511941 :

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Joyner General Stacks PR468.S34 L35 1986 ✔ Available Place Hold