The Poetics of Natural History |
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| Author:
| Irmscher, Christoph |
| Foreword by:
| Purcell, Rosamond |
| By (photographer):
| Purcell, Rosamond |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9788-0587-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2019 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $102.95 |
Book Description:
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Newly expanded and in full color, this groundbreaking book argues that early American natural historians had a distinctly poetic sensibility, producing work that had a visionary intensity. Covering naturalists from John James Audubon to PT Barnum, it considers not only natural history writing, but also illustrations, photographs, and actual collections of flora and fauna. Photography and all associated expenses made possible by a generous...
More Description Newly expanded and in full color, this groundbreaking book argues that early American natural historians had a distinctly poetic sensibility, producing work that had a visionary intensity. Covering naturalists from John James Audubon to PT Barnum, it considers not only natural history writing, but also illustrations, photographs, and actual collections of flora and fauna.
Photography and all associated expenses made possible by a generous grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund