Darwin's plots
evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction
by Gillian Beer
KnowledgeNatural historyHistory and criticismEvolution in literatureEnglish fictionLiterature and scienceInfluenceHistory
This text demonstrates how Darwin overturned fundamental cultural assumptions in his narratives, how George Eliot and other writers pursued and resisted their contradictory implications in their writings.
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