Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology

By (author): "Laura Otis"

Genres:Nonfiction books Science books History books Literature books History Of Science books Literary Fiction books

Publish Date: July 18th 2002

Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology

ISBN0192839799

ISBN139780192839794

AsinLiterature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology

Original titleLiterature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology (Oxford World's Classics)

Although we are used to thinking of science and the humanities as separate disciplines, in the nineteenth century this division was not recognized. As the scientist John Tyndall pointed out, not only were science and literature both striving to better "man's estate," they shared a common language and cultural heritage. The quest for "origins," the nature of the relationship between society and the individual, and what it meant to be human were subjects that occupied both the writing of scientists and novelists.