The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In the three lectures which give their title to this delightful collection ong>ofong> esays, the author ong>ofong> "The Enchanted Voyage" and "The Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to the influence ong>ofong> the environment on the course ong>ofong> evolution. The first lecture considers the nature ong>ofong> the terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one ong>ofong> a class ong>ofong> possible spaces on other bodies; the second examines the nature ong>ofong> the ecological niche; and the third discusses some ong>ofong> the possible environmental interactions ong>ofong> a single species, emphasis being placed on the extremely recondite nature ong>ofong> the selective forces that act on man, as on other animals. Another ong>ofong> the pieces deals with the problem ong>ofong> the relation ong>ofong> natural beauty to works ong>ofong> art, particularly in the context ong>ofong> the similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. The final essay, "The Cream in the Gooseberry Fool," is an account ong>ofong> the role ong>ofong> an English country clergyman and ong>ofong> the European magpie most in one ong>ofong> the most significant early discoveries ong>ofong> genetics. Acquista Ora