Evolution and Time in the Chants de Maldoror

Frank Jäger

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Evolution and Time in the Chants de Maldoror

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Pages:: 196–206

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004385160_014

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The present study argues that the omnipresent use of “savage”, “violent” and animal-like metaphors, found in Lautréamont’s Chants de Maldoror, constitutes a specific form of literary transformation and (re-)creation of concepts and ideas found in nineteenth-century natural history such as evolutionary theory or metamorphosis. By analysing some of the recurrent imagery and metaphors used by Lautréamont, the study aims to shed light on the intertwined interactions between the emerging fascination for natural history and its impact on artistic writing.

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Biological Time, Historical Time

Transfers and Transformations in 19th Century Literature

Series: Faux Titre, Volume: 431

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004385160

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 26 Oct 2018

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