Evolution and Eugenics in American Literature and Culture, 1880-1940
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| Author | : Lois A. Cuddy |
| Publisher | : Bucknell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0838755550 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780838755556 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Evolution and Eugenics in American Literature and Culture, 1880-1940 by : Lois A. Cuddy
Book excerpt: Charles Darwin's theory of descent suggested that man is trapped by biological determinism and environment, which requires the fittest specimens to struggle and adapt without benefit of God in order to survive. Tthis volume focusses on how American literature appropriated and aesthetically transformed this, and related, theories.
