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Insects and the Enlightenment: Human-Arthropod Entanglement in the British Eighteenth Century Kowaleski Wallace, Elizabeth (Boston College, Massachusetts)
Insects and the Enlightenment: Human-Arthropod Entanglement in the British Eighteenth Century
Kowaleski Wallace, Elizabeth (Boston College, Massachusetts)
What was the role of insects in defining the human during the British eighteenth century? Through close ecocritical readings of classics like Robinson Crusoe and Emma, this study investigates insects' simultaneous absence from novels and presence in museums, reconsidering the history of entomology as both science and art.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 19, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9781009692670 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 13 mm · 477 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |