Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 1
Chapter 1 of 58 Advertisement and Apology
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- Running time
- 12 h 55 min
- Language
- English
- Read by
- Matthew Muñoz
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About this recording
Charles Darwin’s grandfather Erasmus was also a famous naturalist in his own day, in addition to being a celebrated poet. This is the first part of his popular science poem in heroic couplets intended to introduce botany to the English public. It serves as a general defense of scientific progress as a practical and artistic endeavor, laying the groundwork for its sequel poem on Linnaeus’ system of sexual selection in plants, Loves of the Plants. - Summary by Matthew Muñoz