Art and the Higher Life: Painting and Evolutionary Thought in Late Nineteenth-Century America

By Kathleen Pyne

Book Overview

Late in the nineteenth century, many Americans were troubled by the theories of Charles Darwin, which contradicted both traditional Christian teachings and the idea of human supremacy over nature, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292765711
• ISBN13: 9780292765719
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"