Charles Darwin's looking glass

The Theory of Evolution and the Life of its Author in Contemporary British Fiction and Non-Fiction

Autori

• Dominika Oramus

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• 150 pagine
• 6 ore di lettura

• Narrativa

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The book offers a comparative analysis of diverse Darwinism-inspired discourses such as post-modern novels, science fiction, popular science and nature films. Analysing the uses of the evolutionary discourse in recent literature and films, the study demonstrates how natural science influences the contemporary humanities and how literary conventions are used to make scientific and popular-science texts intelligible and attractive. Charles Darwin’s Looking Glass shows how and why today’s culture gazes upon the myth of Darwin, his theory, and his life in order to find its own reflection.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2015