Scientific Americans: The Making of Popular Science and Evolution in Early-twentieth-century U.S. Literature and Culture (Intersections in Literature and Science)

Bruni, John

ISBN 10: 1783160179 / ISBN 13: 9781783160174

Published by University of Wales Press, 2014

About this Item

The book challenges narrow readings of evolution as 'social Darwinism' by looking at evolutionary theory through the interrelated perspectives of science, North American naturalist literature, and popular journalism. Series: Intersections in Literature and Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 Black and White. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFC; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448. . 2014. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scientific Americans: The Making of Popular Science and Evolution in Early-twentieth-century U.S. Literature and Culture (Intersections in Literature and Science)
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783160179
• ISBN 13: 9781783160174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In Scientific Americans, John Bruni brings matters of global citizenship and ecological awareness to bear on an analysis of literary naturalism and identity formation. Bruni looks at the works of Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, Jack London, and Henry Adams, arguing that their works both illustrate how social environments shape the representation and reception of evolutionary theories and test the evolutionary destablilizing of identity against the social categories of race, gender, and citizenship.

About the Author

John Bruni is visiting professor of American literature at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.