Magnificent Decay
Autor Tom Nurmien Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2020
Melville lived during a period in which the process of scientific specialization was well underway, while the integration of science and art was concurrently being addressed by American writers. Steeped in the work of Lyell, Darwin, and other scientific pioneers, he composed stories and verse that made the complexity of geological, botanical, and zoological networks visible to a broad spectrum of readers, ironically in the most "unscientific" forms of fiction and poetry.
Set against the backdrop of Melville's literary, philosophical, and scientific influences, Magnificent Decay focuses on four of his most neglected works-- Mardi (1849), Pierre (1852), The Piazza Tales (1856), and John Marr (1888)--to demonstrate that, together, literature and science offer collective insights into the past, present, and future turbulence of the Anthropocene. Tracing the convergences of ecological and literary creativity, Melville's lesser-read texts explore the complex interplay between inanimate matter, life, and human society across multiple scales and, in so doing, illustrate the value of literary art for representing ecological relationships.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780813945026
ISBN-10: 081394502X
Pagini: 294
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: University of Virginia Press
ISBN-10: 081394502X
Pagini: 294
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: University of Virginia Press
Notă biografică
Tom Nurmi is Associate Professor of English at Montana State University Billings and coeditor of Melville among the Philosophers.
Descriere
Set against the backdrop of Herman Melville's literary, philosophical, and scientific influences, Magnificent Decay focuses on four of his most neglected works to demonstrate that, together, literature and science offer collective insights into the past, present, and future turbulence of the Anthropocene.