The Many Lives of Darwin's Letters.
Biography
Character
Darwin
Letters
Private
Public
Journal
Journal of the history of biology
ISSN: 1573-0387
Titre abrégé: J Hist Biol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0202503
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2022
08 2022
Historique:
accepted:
27
05
2022
pubmed:
25
6
2022
medline:
15
9
2022
entrez:
24
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin will be completed in 2022. This essay looks briefly at the history of editing Darwin and compares the modern edition with the Victorian practice of narrating an exemplary life through letters, with commemorative volumes produced by a family member or friend and private material carefully selected to document personal character. How is a scientific life composed? What kind of character is expressed in scientific work?
Identifiants
pubmed: 35749043
doi: 10.1007/s10739-022-09685-6
pii: 10.1007/s10739-022-09685-6
pmc: PMC9468108
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
395-401Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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