Autobiography and Natural Science in the Age of Romanticism

Kuhn (English, Union College)deplores the current opposition between science and the humanities. As examples of how they can complement each other, he looks at the autobiographies of Rousseau, Goethe and Thoreau in tandem with their scientific writing. While the latter is much more rarely read, Kuhn demonstrates how the scientific observations of these three men permeate their introspective studies. Spanning the time covering the Enlightenment and the Romantic period, the reactions of their contemporaries to the work on chemistry, botany and geology is also examined. In the case of Goethe, particularly, his science was more impressive to those around him than his literature. This will be of interest to those who study the autobiographical form, the three authors, and the sources of the division between art and science. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

General

ISBN		9780754661665
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Ashgate Pub Co
Pages		171
List Price		$99.95
Author		Kuhn, Bernhard
Publication Date		08/24/2009
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.5 Inches (US) Width: 6.5 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.75 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.1 Pounds (US)