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Gillian Beer

Darwin and the arts

Cartagena 2010, 
Gillian Beer, fellow of Girton College, Cambridge University, who has studied Darwin’s works and their relationship with literature, reveals an unknown side of the British genius. During his youth, Darwin showed a special interest in arts that disappeared in his mature years. She investigates this matter: what happened to his aesthetic sensitivity? Did it disappear or just re-emerge under a different form in his later works?
This event is in English. Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available.
Gillian Beer