(Re-)kreacyjny rejs arką na koniec świata, czyli jak autor stworzył się Bogiem, czyli diablada z Darwinem. O „Galapagos” Kurta Vonneguta
A (Re-)creative Voyage on the Ark to the End of the World,or How an Author Fashioned Himself as a God,or a Diablo with Darwin: On Kurt Vonnegut’s Galapagos

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the novel Galapagosby Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. in its thematic and formal dimensions. The author aims, first, to identify the work’sreferences to scientific issues concerning Darwin’s theoryof evolution andso-called “social Darwinism.” Secondly, he identifies the novel’s strictly literary references, the citation of which allows him to draw conclusions about the nature of its intertextuality. Of particular relevance here is the relationship of the Galapagos with the biblical myth of the Flood. As a result, the author of the article substantiates the hypothesis that Vonnegut consistently cultivates, for deeply didactic purposes, postmodern metafiction with a moralistic message.

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