Enlightenment sociability and provincial culture: Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Wright and friends

This book makes a major original contribution to the history and geographies of enlightenment art, science, literature and medicine, arguing that the significance of the relationship between the doctor Erasmus Darwin, artist Joseph Wright and their literary and philosophical networks has hitherto received insufficient recognition. Darwin treated Wright for his health problems and the two assisted each other in developing social and professional circles and inspired each other’s work, aided ...