The rise of animals and descent of man, 1660-1800 : toward posthumanism in British literature between Descartes and Darwin /: toward posthumanism in British literature between Descartes and Darwin. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Morillo.
• Authors: Morillo, John D
• Contents: Acknowledgments ; Introduction: British Animal Discourse between Cartesian and Darwinian Bookends ; Chapter One: On the Posthuman Character of Cavendish&rsquo;s Fantastic Hyphenated Creatures ; Chapter Two: Cultured Children and the Natural World: Problems with Animal Sympathy in Lessons for the Rising Generation of Readers, 1730-1800 ; Chapter Three: Anglican Clerics and Animal Clemency, 1675-1792 ; Chapter Four: Cowper&rsquo;s Creatures: The Orpheus of Olney and His &ldquo;Symptoms of Either Sex&rdquo; ; Chapter Five: The Other Darwin: Posthumanism&rsquo;s Dignified Pantomime, Eleusinian Mysteries of Evolution, and the Descent of Man in Erasmus Darwin&rsquo;s <span style="font-style:italic;">Temple of Nature ; Bibliography ; About the Author
• Publisher Details: Newark : University of Delaware Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 809/.93384; Literary Criticism: Modern / 18th Century; Humanism; Humanism in literature; Animals in literature; Human-animal relationships -- Philosophy; Literature -- Philosophy; Literature, Medieval -- History and criticism; Animals (Philosophy); BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary; Literary Criticism: Subjects & Themes / Religion; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781611496741; 1611496748
• Related ISBNs: 9781611496734
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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