Darwin's Plots: Evolutionary Narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and Nineteenth-Century Fiction (Paperback)

by Gillian Beer (Author) "Darwin's early autobiographical fragment, written in August 1838, just before he thoroughly stabilised the implications of his views on 'transmutation', describes his earliest memories..." (more)
Key Phrases: plain signification, inextricable web, primitive tissue, George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, The Descent of Man (more...)

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"The only problem with this book is deciding what to praise first. It draws on a breadth of knowledge in many fields, its literary readings are alert and original, it has a profound grasp of idea and form. It must be read by the scientist, the student of Victorian thought and art and the educated person in the street." Barbara Hardy, New Statesman

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Gillian Beer's landmark book demonstrates how Darwin overturned fundamental cultural assumptions in his narratives, how George Eliot, Thomas Hardy and other writers pursued and resisted their contradictory implications, and how the stories he produced about natural selection and the struggle for life now underpin our culture. This second edition incorporates a new preface by the author and a foreword by the distinguished American scholar George Levine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (February 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521783925
• ISBN-13: 978-0521783927
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #832,929 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)