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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827389103321

Autore

Zarimis Maria

Titolo

Darwin's footprint : cultural perspectives on evolution in Greece (1880-1930s) / / Maria Zarimis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest, Hungary ; ; New York, New York : , : Central European University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

963-386-078-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Collana

CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine, , 2079-1119 ; ; Volume 6

Disciplina

889/.0936

Soggetti

Evolution (Biology) in literature

Greek literature, Modern - 19th century - History and criticism

Greek literature, Modern - 20th century - History and criticism

Natural selection - Philosophy

Literature and science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 346

Sommario/riassunto

The book demonstrates that in the late 19th to early 20th centuries Darwinism and associated science strongly influenced celebrated Greek literary writers and other influential intellectuals in various areas such as 'man's place in nature', the nature-nurture controversy, religion, and class, race and gender. In addition, it reveals that many of these individuals were not just dealing with important issues from social, political or philosophical perspectives, as has been the general thought till now, but they were also considering alternative approaches to these issues based on Darwinian and associated biological post-Darwinian ideas. These issues included the Greek race/nation, culture, language and identity; politics and gender equality. There is a focus on the work of Grigorios Xenopoulos as a case study, who wrote prolifically through this period.