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| Author(s): |
Luiza Herrera Braga
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem |
| Defense date: | 2021-03-05 |
| Examining board members: |
Jefferson Cano;
Mario Luiz Frungillo;
Karin Volobuef
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| Advisor: | Jefferson Cano |
| Abstract | |
The research proposed here intends to analyze the work of Robert Louis Stevenson, The strange case of dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde, by focusing on the presence of science and religion as structuring elements of the novel's central conflict. The study begins with the analysis of the author's production in the journal The Cornhill Magazine, aiming to discuss his authorial maturity, which culminates in the cited work. Then, considering the works on human psyche contemporaneous with Stevenson, we discuss the relationship between his production and the scientific theories of the period that are found in scientific articles published in the same journal which Stevenson collaborated with. Finally, the problem will be approached by taking into account the author's Calvinist background and the literary tradition that dialogue with religious ideas through the theme of forbidden knowledge, provided by the discussion about the limit of the domain of science in human ethical behaviour. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/16464-0 - Science and religion in the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, of R.L. Stevenson |
| Grantee: | Luiza Herrera Braga |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |