Darwin's Plots: Evolutionary Narrative in Darwin, George Eliot and Nineteenth-Century Fiction
by Gillian Beer
This book examines the evolutionary narratives in Darwin's writings and their echoes in nineteenth-century fiction, especially George Eliot's novels. It explores how scientific ideas of evolution influenced literary plotting and how fiction, in turn, helped popularize and interpret those concepts in the Victorian era.
About This Book
Darwin's Plots delves into the evolutionary narrative as it appears in Charles Darwin's texts and extends to the fiction of the nineteenth century, with a focus on George Eliot.
The book analyzes how Darwinian concepts of evolution intertwined with storytelling techniques of the era, influencing literary forms and themes.
It highlights the mutual shaping between scientific discourse and imaginative literature during a transformative period in intellectual history.
Through close readings, the work uncovers the narrative strategies that bridged biology and fiction in Victorian culture.
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