America's Darwin: Darwinian Theory and U.S. Culture

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a m e r i c a’s d a r w i n This page intentionally left blank America’s Darwin Darwinian Theory and U.S. Literary Culture e d i t e d b y t i n a g i a n q u i t t o a n d ly d i a f i s h e r the university of georgia press athens and london © 2014 by the University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org All rights reserved Set in Adobe Garamond by Graphic Composition, Inc. Manufactured by Thomson-Shore The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Most University of Georgia Press titles are available from popular e-book vendors. Printed in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 p 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data America’s Darwin : Darwinian Theory and U.S. Literary Culture / edited by Tina Gianquitto, Lydia Fisher. pages cm Includes index. isbn-13: 978-0-8203-4448-5 (hardcover) isbn-10: 0-8203-4448-6 (hardcover) isbn-13: 978-0-8203-4675-5 (paperback) isbn-10: 0-8203-4675-6 (paperback) 1. American literature—History and criticism. 2. Darwin, Charles, 1809–1882—Influence. 3. Literature and science—United States. 4. Evolution (Biology) in literature. 5. Social Darwinism in literature. I. Gianquitto, Tina, editor of compilation. II. Fisher, Lydia, editor of compilation. ps169.s413a44 2014 810.9'356—dc23 2013043343 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data available ...