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Darwin's Bards: British and American Poetry in the Age of Evolution
John Holmes
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Darwin's Bards: British and American Poetry in the Age of Evolution
John Holmes
A study of Darwin's Legacy for relegion, ecology and the arts. It argues that poetry can have a profound impact on how we think and feel about the human condition in a Darwinian world. It includes over 50 complete poems and substantial extracts from several more, Holmes shows how poets have responded to the discovery of evolution.
304 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 15, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780748692071 |
| Publishers | Edinburgh University Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 156 × 17 mm · 460 g |
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