Fairy Tales, Natural History and Victorian Culture
Author | : Laurence Talairach-Vielmas |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2015-12-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137342409 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137342404 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Fairy Tales, Natural History and Victorian Culture by : Laurence Talairach-Vielmas
Download or read book Fairy Tales, Natural History and Victorian Culture written by Laurence Talairach-Vielmas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairy Tales, Natural History and Victorian Culture examines how literary fairy tales were informed by natural historical knowledge in the Victorian period, as well as how popular science books used fairies to explain natural history at a time when 'nature' became a much debated word.