Languages of nature : critical essays on science and literature /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Jordanova, L. J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1986.
Edition:	1st ed.
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.

Table of 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.