Ebook: The Evolutionary Sequence in Tragedy and the Bible

Darwin’s observations, in The Origin of Species, on natural variation, adaptation, and selection are relevant to the unfolding of ethical and religious values in dramatic and biblical landmarks. Surprisingly, Darwin’s relevance extends to literature calling upon revelation. The Hebrew Torah and the Books of Ecclesiastes, Job and Matthew, as well as plays by Shakespeare, O’Neill and Beckett, display an evolutionary sequence that shapes belief systems as well as organic structures. Of the many books celebrating the Bible, Shakespeare and Charles Darwin, this study is the first to show their continuity.