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Drawing conclusions from illustrations of The Water-Babies: artistic selection meets natural selection

Aristone, Miranda (2018) Drawing conclusions from illustrations of The Water-Babies: artistic selection meets natural selection. Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This thesis examines the effect of different sets of illustrations on the meaning of Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby (1863). In this thesis, I provide background on Kingsley’s ideas about the relationship between science and religion to contextualize his use of Darwinian thought in his “fairy tale for a land-baby.” Then I show how The Water-Babies reconciles Christian belief with Darwinian thought. I offer a reading of The Water Babies; a Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby as a text that brings together Darwinian thought and Christianity, not so much by reconciling them on equal footing as by subordinating Darwin’s ideas of natural processes to a Christian notion of moral development. And finally, I review the different ways that the plasticity of the text has been affected by illustrations ranging from the original Linley Sambourne illustrated edition in 1863, which illustrations hold true to the text, as well as editions by Ethell Everett and William Heath Robinson, who both emphasized the religious discourse of the story, as well as various others that emphasize the religious discourse.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Aristone, Mirandamja66@pitt.edumja66
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee MemberTaylor, Alexalex.taylor@pitt.edu
Committee MemberCourtney, Weikle-Millscaw57@pitt.edu
Committee MemberAnn, Reaanr12@pitt.edu
Thesis AdvisorAmy, Murray-Twyningmurraytwying@gmail.com
Date: 26 April 2018
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 20 April 2018
Approval Date: 26 April 2018
Submission Date: 24 April 2018
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 55
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: David C. Frederick Honors College
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > English
Degree: BPhil - Bachelor of Philosophy
Thesis Type: Undergraduate Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: The Water Babies, Illustrations,
Date Deposited: 26 Apr 2018 16:19
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2018 16:19
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/34405

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