Darwin's Footprint : : Cultural Perspectives on Evolution in Greece (1880–1930s) / / Maria Zarimis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Zarimis, Maria,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 p.)

Darwin’s Footprint examines the impact of Darwinism in Greece, investigating how it has shaped Greece in terms of its cultural and intellectual history, and in particular its literature. The book demonstrates that in the late 19th to early 20th centuries Darwinism and associated science strongly influenced celebrated Greek literary writers and other influential intellectuals, which fueled debate in various areas such as ‘man’s place in nature’, eugenics, the nature-nurture controversy, religion, as well as class, race and gender. In addition, the study reveals that many of these individuals were also considering alternative approaches to these issues based on Darwinian and associated biological post-Darwinian ideas. Their concerns included the Greek “race” or nation, its culture, language and identity; also politics and gender equality. Zarimis’s monograph devotes considerable space to Xenopoulos (1867-1951), notable novelist, journalist and playwright.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Note on Transliterations -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Evolutionary Theories -- Chapter II. Darwin and Modern Greek Writers -- CHAPTER III. Darwinian Reflections: Children’s Guidance -- CHAPTER IV. A Rereading of Rich and poor: It’s in the Eyes -- CHAPTER V. Metamorphoses of Woman: Dangerous Fantasies -- CHAPTER VI. New Woman Biology, Degeneration/Regeneration, and The Descent of Man -- Epilogue -- Addendum. The female sex’s handbook -- APPENDIX -- Bibliography -- INDEX