Description
This unabridged edition also includes a rich selection of primary source material: substantial selections from Darwin's other works (Autobiography, notebooks, letters, Voyage of the Beagle, and The Descent of Man) and selections from Darwin's sources and contemporaries (excerpts from Genesis, Paley, Lamarck, Spencer, Lyell, Malthus, Huxley, and Wallace).
About the Author
Joseph Carroll, a Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, has published widely on Darwin and his influence.
Reviews
"This edition of The Origin of Species is a welcome addition to the field. This volume brings together all the important primary material necessary to understanding Darwin and his milieu, giving students of Victorian science and the history of evolutionary biology a wonderful resource. Carroll combines Darwin's own work-including excerpts from his notebooks and letters, as well as appropriate passages from The Descent of Man-with excerpts from important precursors, supporters, and fellow scientists. The edition, in bringing all these materials together for the first time, is invaluable." - Lesley B. Cormack, University of Alberta
"A pioneer in applying Darwinian thought to the analysis of literary texts, Joseph Carroll makes the Darwinian revolution beautifully intelligible in this edition by providing both a fine introduction and an illuminating collection of historical materials." - Don Brown, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Joseph Carroll, a pre-eminent Darwinian in the humanities and a world-class scholar, has produced a definitive edition of The Origin of Species, with a generous selection of other writings by Darwin and related authors. The critical and historical introduction-almost a small book in itself-is a major accomplishment, so well written, well informed, and altogether intelligent. The volume as a whole will be invaluable." - Harold Fromm, University of Arizona
Book Information
ISBN 9781551113371
Author Charles Darwin
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Broadview Press Ltd
Publisher Broadview Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 728g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 25mm