Darwin's theory and the humanities [Foreword] Cover Image

Teoria Darwina i humanistyka [wstęp]
Darwin's theory and the humanities [Foreword]

Author(s): Marta Zielińska
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Charles Darvin; Evolution; Humanities; Methodology; Evolution of literary forms

Summary/Abstract: The foreword gives an overview of Darwin's theory in the context of its era, as well as the theory's implications for the humanities. It gives an outline of the modes and possibilities of using evolutionary ideas in literary studies: on the level of a work's „represented world,” in studies of the evolution of literary forms, as well as in postmodern currents associated with gender and animal studies.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 6-10
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish