An edition of Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction (1983)

Darwin's plots

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An edition of Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction (1983)

Darwin's plots

evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction

2nd ed.

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This is a new edition of a title which examines Darwin's work in a literary/cultural context.

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Cambridge University Press
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English
Pages
277

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Knowledge Natural history History and criticism Evolution in literature English fiction Literature and science Influence History Nature in literature Evolution (Biology) in literature Narration (Rhetoric) Criticism and interpretation Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 Eliot, George, 1819-1880 Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Knowledge -- Natural history Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Knowledge -- Natural history Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism Literature and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Discourse analysis, narrative Fiction, history and criticism English literature, history and criticism, 19th century Darwin, charles, 1809-1882 English fiction, history and criticism Knowledge and learning Biological Evolution Literature

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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) George Eliot (1819-1880) Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) Charles Robert, 1809-1882. On the origin of species Darwin

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Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and nineteenth-century fiction
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and nineteenth-century fiction
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and nineteenth-century fiction
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and nineteenth-century fiction
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and nineteenth-century fiction
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction
2000, Cambridge University Press
in English - 2nd ed.
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Darwin's Plots: Evolutionary Narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and Nineteenth-Century Fiction (Ark Paperbacks)
June 1985, Routledge
Paperback in English
Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction
1985, Ark Paperbacks
in English - Ark ed.
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Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and Nineteenth-Century ficiton
1983, Routledge & Kegan Paul
in English
Cover of: Darwin's plots
Darwin's plots: evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction
1983, Routledge & Kegan Paul
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index.

Published in
Cambridge, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.809356
Library of Congress
PR878.E95 B43 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxii, 277 p. :
Number of pages
277

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL48968M
Internet Archive
darwinsplotsevol00beer_1
ISBN 10
052178008X, 0521783925
LCCN
99051377
OCLC/WorldCat
42641739
LibraryThing
217791
Goodreads
3461685
767223

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Work ID
OL94545W

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Work Description

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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