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This chapter focuses on the use of evolutionary epic in popularizing science in Victorian England. It analyzes the works of David Page, Arabella Buckley, Edward Clodd, and Grant Allen, who adapted the evolutionary epic as a vehicle for communicating contemporary scientific ideas to a general reading audience. These popularizers contributed to the formulation of a literary format that is still used today. Their works were based on a template provided by Robert Chambers in his Vestiges, combined with the theories of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer.
Keywords: evolutionary epic; Victorian England; David Page; Arabella Buckley; Edward Clodd; Grant Allen; scientific ideas; Robert Chambers; Vestiges; Charles Darwin
Chapter. 30940 words. Illustrated.
Subjects: History of Science and Technology
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