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Grant Allen: Knowledge, Evidence, and the Victorian Man of Science

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dc.contributor Richardson, Angelique
dc.contributor Mangham, Andrew
dc.creator Mills, B
dc.date 2022-09-05T09:24:00Z
dc.date 2022-09-05
dc.date 2022-09-05T09:09:01Z
dc.date 2022-09-05T09:24:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-23T12:16:15Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-23T12:16:15Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10871/130670
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/258617
dc.description Over the past few decades, scholars have explored the cultivation of scientific identities, the social dimensions of knowledge productionand transmission, and the interplay of literature and scientific discourses. This thesis brings these issues to bear on the work and career of Grant Allen, a prolific late-Victorian author of popular science and fiction, who has been gaining critical attention in the last twenty years. Allen was an important proponent of evolutionary science, particularly as conceptualised by Herbert Spencer, Charles Darwin, and Thomas Huxley. He was widely recognised both for his extensive knowledge of science and his ability to communicate complex notions to general audiences. Yet, his occupation as a popular writer, coupled with a lack of formal training, placed him at the margins of professional science and impeded his serious scientific ambitions. In examining the dialogue between Allen’s non-fiction and popular literature, the thesis both revises current understanding of his role in late-Victorian culture, and in particular his contribution to contemporary debates about scientific identity, forms of knowledge,and the nature of evidence. It asserts his continuing relevance at a time when questions about the public understanding of science have become increasingly urgent.
dc.publisher University of Exeter
dc.publisher English
dc.rights 2027-09-30
dc.rights Publication plans.
dc.rights http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
dc.title Grant Allen: Knowledge, Evidence, and the Victorian Man of Science
dc.type Thesis or dissertation
dc.type PhD in English
dc.type Doctoral
dc.type Doctoral Thesis


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