Men, Monkeys, Monsters and Evolution in Fiction from the Fin-de-siècle to the Present.
(2011)
Book Chapter
Lloyd, C. (2011). Men, Monkeys, Monsters and Evolution in Fiction from the Fin-de-siècle to the Present. In N. Saul, & S. James (Eds.), The Evolution of Literature: Legacies of Darwin in European Cultures (185-200). Rodopi
Daniel Dennett famously claimed for Darwinian theory the status of universal solvent: the totalising theory of theories, even of theories of literature. Yet only a few writers and critics have followed his view. This volume asks why. It examines both... Read More about Men, Monkeys, Monsters and Evolution in Fiction from the Fin-de-siècle to the Present..