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Exploring the intersection of nuclear holocaust and climate change fiction, this work reveals how disaster narratives serve as a lens to examine contemporary psychological responses. It highlights the concept of pre-traumatic stress, linking diverse texts through their shared exploration of anxiety in the face of impending catastrophe. By analyzing these genres, the book uncovers deeper insights into societal fears and emotional landscapes shaped by environmental and existential threats.

The book demonstrates the thematic unity underlying Angela Carter's fiction and non-fiction. The author analyzes their interdependence and demonstrates how Carter's texts persistently examine existing theories of pleasure from many different angles. In this way, Carter’s works enter into dialogue with numerous pleasure connoisseurs, theorists as well as writers. The author determines the notion of ‘pleasure’ is both the key to accounting for the heterogeneity of Carter’s output, as well as the common denominator of all her diverse fascinations. This is an issue that remains unaccounted for in criticism to date.

Exploring the decline of Western civilization in the late twentieth century, Dr. Dominika Oramus analyzes J.G. Ballard's diverse body of work as a reflection of societal decay. Through various literary styles, Ballard's writing presents a "post-apocalyptic" reality, revealing the spiritual and social challenges faced by contemporary society. Oramus employs textual analysis to highlight Ballard's unique stylistics and his engagement with critical theories, including psychoanalysis and cultural commentary, illustrating the interconnectedness of his themes and the human psyche's response to a changing world.

The book offers a comparative analysis of diverse Darwinism-inspired discourses such as post-modern novels, science fiction, popular science and nature films. Analysing the uses of the evolutionary discourse in recent literature and films, the study demonstrates how natural science influences the contemporary humanities and how literary conventions are used to make scientific and popular-science texts intelligible and attractive. Charles Darwin’s Looking Glass shows how and why today’s culture gazes upon the myth of Darwin, his theory, and his life in order to find its own reflection.