Dominika Oramus: 2 books
Charles Darwins Looking Glass
The Theory of Evolution and the Life of its Author in Contemporary British Fiction and Non-Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
The book offers a comparative analysis of diverse Darwinism-inspired discourses such as post-modern novels, science fiction, popular science and nature films. Analysing the uses of the evolutionary discourse in recent literature and films, the study demonstrates how natural science influences the...
Ways of Pleasure
Angela Carter's 'Discourse of Delight' in her Fiction and Non-Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
The book demonstrates the thematic unity underlying Angela Carter's fiction and non-fiction. The author analyzes their interdependence and demonstrates how Carter's texts persistently examine existing theories of pleasure from many different angles. In this way, Carter’s works enter into dialogue...