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At first glance, the scientist Charles Darwin and the poet Emily Dickinson would seem to have little in common. In Natural Magic, literary scholar Renee Bergland secks to convince the reader otherwise, interweaving the lives, work, and history of these two towering figures of the 19th century. In doing so, Bergland shows definitively that they shared deep sensibilities about the natural world. They were both keen observers in their own home gardens. For both, the "magic'" of nature could be found in the physical and material rather than the supernatural. They found nature to be a place enchanted by its own mysterics, joys, and sorrows.
Taking the form of a joint biography （传记）, Natural Magic alternates between Darwin and Dickinson over the course of 16 chapters, progressing simultaneously （同时地) in time. While Bergland offers comprchensive descriptions, building on the cxtensive work of other biographers and scholars, the book's own magic shines in the conversation created between its subjects' bodies of work. When viewed as part of a historical dialogue, Darwin and Dickinson amplify（闸发） each other's work, revealing the scicnce in her poctry and the poetry in his science.
Natural Magic further situates both writers in the history of science as it developed from "natural philosophy” into specialized disciplines throughout the 19thcentury. Bergland lays extensive groundwork for the social and cultural forces that shaped cach thinker in a time when the scicnces and arts were more closclyconnected.
Bergland hersclf displays moments of beauty in her writing, particularly in her vivid descriptions of the wonder of scientific discoveries in the 19th century.“Changing angles of sunlight, the unchanging stars, and... the bright colors of the great auroras lightened up the vastness of planetary space, ”she writes, for example.
Ultimately, the book offers readers a historical and biographical look into the magic offered by the natural world as refleeted in the works of two major19th-century thinkers. Bergland concludes that in a time of climate crisis. we must recover this kind of dialogue across the scicnces and the arts, cmphasizing our shared sense of wonder in nature.
1. What does Bergland aim to demonstrate about Darwin and Dickinson?
A. Their inborn talents.
B. Their great achievements.
C. Their literary background.
D. Their unseen commonalities.
2. What can be learned concerning Natural Magic?
A. It creates dialogues between works. B. It is a co-authored masterpiece.
C. It contradicts other scholars' views. D. It focuses on natural philosophy.
3. Which best describes Bergland's language in describing the wonder of scicntificdiscoveries?
A. Straightforward. B. Academic. C. Humorous. D. Poctic.
4. Which of the following might Bergland agree with?
A. History should never be forgotten.
B. Nature should be treated with awe.
C. Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
D. The dawn of science came too late.

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