Darwin and Women

A Selection of Letters

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Evolution
Cover of the book Darwin and Women by Charles Darwin, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Charles Darwin ISBN: 9781108138321
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: January 5, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Charles Darwin
ISBN: 9781108138321
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: January 5, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Darwin and Women focusses on Darwin's correspondence with women and on the lives of the women he knew and wrote to. It includes a large number of hitherto unpublished letters between members of Darwin's family and their friends that throw light on the lives of the women of his circle and their relationships, social and professional, with Darwin. The letters included are by turns entertaining, intriguing, and challenging, and are organised into thematic chapters, including botany and zoology as well as marriage and servants, that set them in an accessible narrative context. Darwin's famous remarks on women's intelligence in Descent of Man provide a recurring motif, and are discussed in the foreword by Gillian Beer, and in the introduction. The immediacy and variety of these texts make this an entertaining read which will suggest avenues for further research to students.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Darwin and Women focusses on Darwin's correspondence with women and on the lives of the women he knew and wrote to. It includes a large number of hitherto unpublished letters between members of Darwin's family and their friends that throw light on the lives of the women of his circle and their relationships, social and professional, with Darwin. The letters included are by turns entertaining, intriguing, and challenging, and are organised into thematic chapters, including botany and zoology as well as marriage and servants, that set them in an accessible narrative context. Darwin's famous remarks on women's intelligence in Descent of Man provide a recurring motif, and are discussed in the foreword by Gillian Beer, and in the introduction. The immediacy and variety of these texts make this an entertaining read which will suggest avenues for further research to students.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Obstetric Care by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Thomas More by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book The Spanish Republic and Civil War by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Miracles by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book International Trade Regulation and the Mitigation of Climate Change by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book An Introduction to Hilbert Space by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Polarons by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Peacebuilding in the African Union by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Crime within the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book The Economics of Exchange Rates by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Latina/o American Literature by Charles Darwin
Cover of the book Algebraic Geometry and Statistical Learning Theory by Charles Darwin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy