Selections from Previous Works Part 3

Samuel Butler 지음

문학일독 2025년 10월 15일 출간

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This part includes later chapters of Evolution, Old and New and extracts from Unconscious Memory. It explores memory, cycles, evolutionary recurrence, and the dual role of reputation, engaging directly in scientific debates. A series of critiques on Romanes’ studies of animal intelligence reveals Butler’s confrontational stance in academic discourse. Excerpts from Alps and Sanctuaries describe mountains and shrines in Piedmont and Ticino, mixing humor with reflection. Finally, a short poem and bibliography conclude Butler’s intellectual journey.

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SELECTIONS FROM EVOLUTION, OLD AND NEW.
BUFFON—MEMOIR. (CHAPTER VIII. OF EVOLUTION, OLD AND NEW.)
BUFFON’S METHOD—THE IRONICAL CHARACTER OF HIS WORK. (CHAPTER IX. OF EVOLUTION, OLD AND NEW.)
EXTRACTS FROM UNCONSCIOUS MEMORY.
RECAPITULATION AND STATEMENT OF AN OBJECTION. (CHAPTER X. OF UNCONSCIOUS MEMORY.)
ON CYCLES. (CHAPTER XI. OF UNCONSCIOUS MEMORY.)
REPUTATION—MEMORY AT ONCE A PROMOTER AND A DISTURBER OF UNIFORMITY OF ACTION AND STRUCTURE. (CHAPTER XII. OF UNCONSCIOUS MEMORY.)
CONCLUSION. (CHAPTER XIII. OF UNCONSCIOUS MEMORY.)
REMARKS ON MR. ROMANES’ MENTAL EVOLUTION IN ANIMALS.
REMARKS ON MR. ROMANES’ MENTAL EVOLUTION IN ANIMALS—(CONTINUED).
REMARKS ON MR. ROMANES’ MENTAL EVOLUTION IN ANIMALS—(CONCLUDED).
POSTSCRIPT.
EXTRACTS FROM “ALPS AND SANCTUARIES OP PIEDMONT AND THE CANTON TICINO.”
DALPE, PRATO, ROSSURA. (FROM CHAPTER III. OF ALPS AND SANCTUARIES.)
CALONICO. (FROM CHAPTER V. OF ALPS AND SANCTUARIES.)
PIORA. (FROM CHAPTER VI. OF ALPS AND SANCTUARIES.)
S. MICHELE AND MONTE PIRCHIRIANO. (EXTRACTS FROM CHAPTERS VII. AND X. OF ALPS AND SANCTUARIES.)
CONSIDERATIONS ON THE DECLINE OF ITALIAN ART. (FROM CHAPTER XIII. OF ALPS AND SANCTUARIES.)
SANCTUARIES OF OROPA AND GRAGLIA. (FROM CHAPTERS XV. AND XVI. OF ALPS AND SANCTUARIES.)
A PSALM OF MONTREAL.

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저자(글) Samuel Butler

Samuel Butler was a 19th-century English novelist and essayist, best known for his sharp critiques of the hypocrisy within Victorian religion and morality. He spent part of his youth managing a sheep farm in New Zealand, an experience that later shaped his literary imagination. His notable work Erewhon uses satire and paradox to question social institutions and human nature, while writings like The Way of All Flesh critically examined the Bible and Christian faith. Though controversial during his time, his works have since been recognized for their modern insights. Butler persistently explored the contradictions of human existence and civilization, leaving behind a distinctive literary voice.