Victorian · Science
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
by Charles Darwin. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Charles Darwin examining evolution, humanity, emotion; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1872
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Victorian
- Genre
- Science
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Charles Darwin examining evolution, humanity, emotion; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.