Anthropological Experiment and the Tragedy of the Scientist (based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Гальчук, Оксана Василівна (2026) Anthropological Experiment and the Tragedy of the Scientist (based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde In: Міжнародна науково-практична конференція "Oxford International Science Forum", 17-19 квітня 2026 року, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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The article analyzes the anthropological experiment as a key factor in the formation of the scientist‘s tragedy, based on Robert Louis Stevenson‘s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The protagonist, Dr. Jekyll, is interpreted as an artistic embodiment of an anthropological experiment that ultimately leads to the scientist‘s tragic downfall. The relevance of the study lies in the growing scholarly interest in the problem of anthropological experimentation in conjunction with the psychological split of the subject, which Stevenson interprets through the lens of moral allegory. These aspects allow the novella to be situated within a broader paradigm of literary texts addressing the problem of scientific responsibility and the critique of the idea of the ―neutrality‖ of science. The article examines Jekyll as a neo romantic version of the scientist whose lack of ethical constraints results in the loss of personal integrity and self destruction. It also analyzes the features of the novella that reflect the transformation of the Romantic tradition, including the reinterpretation of the protagonist type, the shift from Gothic to urban space, the emphasis on internal conflict, and a new understanding of the motif of doubling. The study concludes that Jekyll represents a model of the modern scientist whose scientific consciousness reflects the crisis of the modern subject and leads to existential disintegration as an inevitable consequence of the attempt to rationally decompose human nature.

Тип елементу :	Доповідь на конференції чи семінарі (Тези)
Ключові слова:	Robert Louis Stevenson; neoromanticism; motif of doubling; anthropological experiment; playing God motif; model of the modern scientist
Типологія:	Наукові конференції > Міжнародні
Підрозділи:	Факультет української філології, культури і мистецтва > Кафедра світової літератури
Користувач, що депонує:	професор Оксана Гальчук
Дата внесення:	06 Трав 2026 09:15
Останні зміни:	06 Трав 2026 09:15
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/57326

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