The Poetics Of Natural History
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The Poetics Of Natural History
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Author : Christoph Irmscher
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2019-09-08
The Poetics Of Natural History written by Christoph Irmscher and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-08 with Science categories.
Winner of the 2000 American Studies Network Prize and the Literature and Language Award from the Association of American Publishers, Inc. Early American naturalists assembled dazzling collections of native flora and fauna, from John Bartram’s botanical garden in Philadelphia and the artful display of animals in Charles Willson Peale’s museum to P. T. Barnum’s American Museum, infamously characterized by Henry James as “halls of humbug.” Yet physical collections were only one of the myriad ways that these naturalists captured, catalogued, and commemorated America’s rich biodiversity. They also turned to writing and art, from John Edward Holbrook’s forays into the fascinating world of herpetology to John James Audubon’s masterful portraits of American birds. In this groundbreaking, now classic book, Christoph Irmscher argues that early American natural historians developed a distinctly poetic sensibility that allowed them to imagine themselves as part of, and not apart from, their environment. He also demonstrates what happens to such inclusiveness in the hands of Harvard scientist-turned Amazonian explorer Louis Agassiz, whose racist pseudoscience appalled his student William James. This expanded, full-color edition of The Poetics of Natural History features a preface and art from award-winning artist Rosamond Purcell and invites the reader to be fully immersed in an era when the boundaries between literature, art, and science became fluid.
Natural History
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Author : Donald Arthur Freas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Natural History written by Donald Arthur Freas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with categories.
Poetics Of The Earth
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Author : Augustin Berque
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-04-25
Poetics Of The Earth written by Augustin Berque and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-25 with Nature categories.
Poetics of the Earth is a work of environmental philosophy, based on a synthesis of eastern and western thought on natural and human history. It draws on recent biological research to show how the processes of evolution and history both function according to the same principles. Augustin Berque rejects the separation of nature and culture which he believes lies at the root of the environmental crisis. This book proposes a three stage process of "re-worlding" (moving away from the individualized self to become a part of the common world), "re-concretizing" (understanding the meaning and historical development of words and things) and "re-engaging" (reconsidering the relationship between history and subjectivity at every level of being) in order to bring western thought on nature and culture into sustainable harmony and alignment. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental studies, environmental philosophy, Asian studies and the natural sciences.
An Essay On The Application Of Natural History To Poetry
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Author : John Aikin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
An Essay On The Application Of Natural History To Poetry written by John Aikin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Nature in literature categories.
Discusses the author's opinions on the impact of nature and science in poetry.
Excerpts From A Natural History
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Author : Holly Painter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Excerpts From A Natural History written by Holly Painter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Natural history categories.
"When the British natural philosophers of the 17th century founded modern natural history, they proposed finding a poet to compile a poetic account of everything that existed in nature, very broadly defined. Four hundred years later, the work is ongoing, made modern and rigorous with rules and style-guides, managers and research-poets. This collection follows a year's worth of submissions by one such researcher-poet, but the poems are only half the story. The rest lies in the revisions and comments--of both a professional and personal nature--between the poet and the editor back at corporate offices"--Back cover.
A History Of Poetics
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Author : Sandra Richter
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2010-02-23
A History Of Poetics written by Sandra Richter and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
Since the 1990s, following the end of postmodernism, literary theory has lost much of its dynamics. This book aims at revitalising literary theory exploring two of its historical bases: German poetics and aesthetics. Beginning in the 1770s and ending in the 1950s, the book examines nearly 200 years of this history, thereby providing the reader with a first history of poetics as well as with bibliographies of the subject. Particular attention is paid to the aesthetics and poetics of popular philosophy, of the Hegel-school, empirical and psychological tendencies in the field since the 1860s, the first steps towards a plurality of methods (1890–1930), theoretical confrontations during the Nazi-period as well as the rise of formalist and anthropological approaches from the 1930s onwards. All approaches are evaluated regarding their relevance for academia as well as for the general history of education. If possible, international references and contexts of the relevant theories are taken into account. In sum, the analysis not only shows how differentiated historical accounts in the field were but also reflects how current literary theory could move forward through the rediscovery of sunken ideas.
Natural History
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Author : Dan Chiasson
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2005
Natural History written by Dan Chiasson and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Poetry categories.
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Natural History In Early Modern France
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-08-13
Natural History In Early Modern France written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-13 with History categories.
Garrod, Smith and the contributors of the volume envisage the longue durée poetics of an early modern genre. They interpret its poetics alongside its various epistemic agenda and make a case for the literary status of natural history.
The Poetic Species
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Author : Edward O. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
Release Date : 2014-03-24
The Poetic Species written by Edward O. Wilson and has been published by Bellevue Literary Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-24 with Science categories.
World Literature Today Editor’s Pick “Enchanting. . . . The Poetic Species is a wonderful read in its entirety, short yet infinitely simulating.” —MARIA POPOVA, Brain Pickings In this shimmering conversation (the outgrowth of an event co-sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History and Poets House), Edward O. Wilson, renowned scientist and proponent of “consilience” or the unity of knowledge, finds an ardent interlocutor in Robert Hass, whose credo as United States poet laureate was “imagination makes communities.” As they explore the many ways that poetry and science enhance each other, they travel from anthills to ancient Egypt and to the heights and depths of human potential. A testament to how science and the arts can join forces to educate and inspire, this book is also a passionate plea for conservation of all the planet’s species. Edward O. Wilson, a biologist, naturalist, and bestselling author, has received more than 100 awards from around the world, including the Pulitzer Prize. A professor emeritus at Harvard University, he lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. Robert Hass’ poetry is rooted in the landscapes of his native northern California. He has been awarded the MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award (twice), the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Award. He is a professor of English at University of California-Berkeley.
The Romance Of Victorian Natural History
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Author : Lynn L. Merrill
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1989
The Romance Of Victorian Natural History written by Lynn L. Merrill and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
This study focuses on how the enthusiasm for natural history in the nineteenth century produced characteristic ways of conceptualizing and visualizing the world--especially the Victorian fascination with particulars--as frequently seen in Victorian poetry, fiction, history, and textual studies. Arguing for natural history as an influential literary genre, Merrill examines the language and recurrent motifs in Victorian and some American natural history texts, as well as surveying the works of Philip Henry Gosse, Charles Kingsley, Hugh Miller, and John Burroughs.