| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 380 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
"I'm evolving!" birds, beasts and parodies -- Confronting the serious side -- "On the contrary!" Ibsen's evolutionary vision -- "Ugly but irresistible": maternal instinct on stage -- Edwardians and Eugenicists -- Reproductive issues -- Midcentury American engagements with evolution -- Beckett's "old muckball" -- Epilogue: staging the anthropocene |
| Summary |
Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and 'missing link' performances, this study reveals the deep, transformative entanglement among science, art and culture in modern times |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 fast |
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Science and the arts -- History
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Theater and society -- History
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Evolution (Biology)
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Science -- Social aspects -- History
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ART -- Performance.
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ART -- Reference.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Science and the arts
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Science -- Social aspects
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Theater and society
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1336033096 |
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9781336033092 |
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9780231538923 |
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0231538928 |
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