Evolutionary aestheticism in victorian culture
Auteur :
Wilhelm, Lindsay
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009469357
Date de publication :
12 déc. 2024
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Although the hard-nosed scientist and the dandy aesthete seem unlikely allies at first glance, Lindsay Wilhelm argues that Victorian evolutionism and the Aesthetic (or “art for art's sakeâ€) Movement converged on surprisingly utopian ideas about beauty, pleasure, and the power of good taste to shape our society for the better.