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Title Languages of nature : critical essays on science and literature / edited by L.J. Jordanova ; foreword by Raymond Williams
Published London : Free Association Books, 1986

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Description 351 pages ; 23 cm
Contents The eighteenth century: "Nature" as ethical norm in the Enlightenment / A.E. Pilkington. Naturalizing the family / L.J. Jordanova. Sensibility, sympathy, benevolence / James Rodgers. The scientific muse /Maureen McNeil -- The nineteenth century: "The face of nature" / Gillian Beer. Fairy tale or science? / Sally Shuttleworth. Michelet and the uses of natural reference / Roger Huss
Analysis Scientific writing in English, 1700-1900 - Critical studies
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [323]-343
Subject English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
French literature -- History and criticism.
Literature and science.
Nature in literature.
Science in literature.
Author Jordanova, L. J.
LC no. 87672246
ISBN 0946960356
0946960364 (paperback)