Darwin, Tennyson and Their Readers

'This is a very carefully and thoughtfully edited book. It has a beautifully sustained focus and offers a sense of mutuality, of a two-way street between literature and science, rather than literature always just reflecting what was happening in the scientific domain. The book is full of revelations and is a pure pleasure to read. I would love to see more books of this kind in our field.' -Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, University of Oxford 'As the distinguished scholars writing in "Darwin, Tennyson and Their Readers" show, the lives and careers of Tennyson and Darwin were intriguingly symmetrical. Without simplifying or fining down methods specific to science and literature, the contributors probe these convergences in deftly written essays that will engage and inform a broad array of readers.' -Linda K. Hughes, Texas Christian University 'The background to the topic is illuminated in new ways and the texts are explored with interpretative brilliance. This volume enriches our understanding of the complex world of Victorian ideas and creativity - it is a stimulating reading experience, and a very enjoyable one.' -Marion Shaw, Loughborough University

‘Darwin, Tennyson and Their Readers: Explorations in Victorian Literature and Science’ is an edited collection of essays by Gillian Beer, George Levine and other leading scholars, exploring the interaction between literature and science in the works of Darwin, Tennyson, Huxley and other major figures of the Victorian age. 

‘Darwin, Tennyson and Their Readers: Explorations in Victorian Literature and Science’ is an edited collection of essays from leading authorities in the field of Victorian literature and science, including Gillian Beer and George Levine. Darwin, Tennyson, Huxley, Ruskin, Richard Owen, Meredith, Wilde and other major writers are discussed, as established scholars in this area explore the interaction between Victorian literary and scientific figures which helped build the intellectual climate of twenty-first century debates.