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16 The Arctic Saga: Polar Exploration, 1830–67
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Richard Bevis
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Introduction: Tempe and Thule 3
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Underpinnings
- The Great as Aesthetic Category 11
- Knowing the Planet: Early Travel and Exploration 15
- Coming to Terms: Philosophy, Religion, and Science 25
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Recognizing Greatness: The Eighteenth Century
- The Great and the Sublime: British Aesthetics 41
- Wild Writing: The Great in Georgian Literature 53
- Breaking Loose: European Developments to Goethe 75
- Enlarged Views: English Travel and Exploration 89
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From Sublimity to Barrenness: The Romantic Period
- Mind and Earth: Philosophy and Science 101
- Poetic Feet: England’s Peripatetic Bards 111
- Landscapes in Prose: Fiction and Travel 138
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Science and Sensibility: The Nineteenth Century
- “Go and See”: Lyell, Geology, and Belief 161
- “What Is Nature?” Some Influential Views, 1830–70 186
- Leaving Blanks: American Novelists and the Great 204
- The Naked Truth: Desert Travel, 1830–70 223
- Mighty Fortresses: The Meanings of Mountains, 1830–70 239
- The Arctic Saga: Polar Exploration, 1830–67 254
- Desert Souls: The Great and Barren in European Literature, 1830–66 263
- On the Beach: Victorian Writers by the Sea of Doubt 279
- On the Heath: The 1870s 303
- The Heath Revisited 327
- Chronological Table 333
- Lexicon 349
- Works Cited 375
- Index 375
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Introduction: Tempe and Thule 3
-
Underpinnings
- The Great as Aesthetic Category 11
- Knowing the Planet: Early Travel and Exploration 15
- Coming to Terms: Philosophy, Religion, and Science 25
-
Recognizing Greatness: The Eighteenth Century
- The Great and the Sublime: British Aesthetics 41
- Wild Writing: The Great in Georgian Literature 53
- Breaking Loose: European Developments to Goethe 75
- Enlarged Views: English Travel and Exploration 89
-
From Sublimity to Barrenness: The Romantic Period
- Mind and Earth: Philosophy and Science 101
- Poetic Feet: England’s Peripatetic Bards 111
- Landscapes in Prose: Fiction and Travel 138
-
Science and Sensibility: The Nineteenth Century
- “Go and See”: Lyell, Geology, and Belief 161
- “What Is Nature?” Some Influential Views, 1830–70 186
- Leaving Blanks: American Novelists and the Great 204
- The Naked Truth: Desert Travel, 1830–70 223
- Mighty Fortresses: The Meanings of Mountains, 1830–70 239
- The Arctic Saga: Polar Exploration, 1830–67 254
- Desert Souls: The Great and Barren in European Literature, 1830–66 263
- On the Beach: Victorian Writers by the Sea of Doubt 279
- On the Heath: The 1870s 303
- The Heath Revisited 327
- Chronological Table 333
- Lexicon 349
- Works Cited 375
- Index 375