Darwin's plots
evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction
by Gillian Beer
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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.
KnowledgeNatural historyHistory and criticismEvolution in literatureEnglish fictionLiterature and scienceInfluenceHistoryNature in literatureEvolution (Biology) in literatureNarration (Rhetoric)Criticism and interpretation