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The Art of Evolution - Darwin, Darwinisms, and Visual Culture
Barbara Larson (Ed.)
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Description for The Art of Evolution - Darwin, Darwinisms, and Visual Culture
Paperback. A timely and stimulating collection of essays about the impact of Darwin's ideas on visual culture Editor(s): Larson, Barbara; Brauer, Fae. Num Pages: 348 pages, 84 illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Inspired by the Charles Darwin bicentennial, The Art of Evolution presents a collection of essays by international scholars renowned for their groundbreaking work on Darwin. The book not only includes a discussion of the popular imagery that immediately followed the publication of On the Origin of Species, but it also traces the impact of Darwin's ideas on visual culture over...
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Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
540g
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Hanover, United States
ISBN
9781611689778
SKU
V9781611689778
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99-1
About Barbara Larson (Ed.)
BARBARA LARSON is Associate Professor of Art History at the University of West Florida. She is author of The Dark Side of Nature: Science, Society, and the Fantastic in the Work of Odilon Redon and the forthcoming Cain: Art and the Debates between Church and State in Early Third Republic France. FAE BRAUER is Professor of Art History and Theory...
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This collection represents years of research by scholars in literature, photography, and art history, affirming Charles Darwin's profound influence in shaping visual culture. . . . The work includes many illustrations and photographs, making perusing it an enjoyable experience. . . . Recommended.
Choice The contributors shed important new light on Darwin's indebtedness to the visual dimensions of...
Read moreChoice The contributors shed important new light on Darwin's indebtedness to the visual dimensions of...