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Reading Darwin in imperial Russia : literature and ideas /

"This book examines the reception of Darwin's books and ideas in Russia as a cultural phenomenon, involving language, literature, science, philosophy, and humor. Diverse writers reveal the impact of the Darwinian moment on Russian minds and the public exchange of ideas, reflecting the opti...

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Group Author: Drozd, Andrew Michael, 1963- (Editor); Mooney, Brendan (Editor); Woodburn, Stephen M. (Editor)
Published: Lexington Books,
Publisher Address: Lanham, MD :
Publication Dates: [2023]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882.
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Natural selection in literature.
Russian literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Natural selection > Public opinion.
Evolution (Biology) > Public opinion.
Intellectuals > Russia > Attitudes.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intellectual life.
Intellectuals > Attitudes.
Russian literature.
Russia > Intellectual life > 1801-1917.
Russia.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Summary: "This book examines the reception of Darwin's books and ideas in Russia as a cultural phenomenon, involving language, literature, science, philosophy, and humor. Diverse writers reveal the impact of the Darwinian moment on Russian minds and the public exchange of ideas, reflecting the optimism and anxiety of the late imperial era"--
Carrier Form: vi, 292 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781666920840
1666920843
Index Number: PG3015
CLC: I512.06
Call Number: I512.06/R287
Contents: What's in a word?: a history of the words "evolution" and "natural selection" in Russian and of Kliment Timiriazev's legacy as a translator and popularizer of Darwinism /
An upheaval in thinking minds: Darwin's Russian reception as a contextual source in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment /
Nikolai Strakhov on Darwinism: humans, progress, and organicism /
Anti-Darwinism as anti-nihilism: the conservative response to Darwinism in Mikhail Katkov's Russian Messenger and The Moscow News and Boleslav Markevich's pedagogical romance Marina from Alyrog (1873) /
Nationality, philosophy, and science in Nikolai Danilevsky's critique of Darwinism /
Darwinism "dressed in Russian state uniform": Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin's "The Predators" and other works /
An attack from the left: Nikolai Chernyshevsky's critique of Darwin /
Learned neighbors and hypnotic seances: on Anton Chekhov's Darwinist parodies /

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