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American classics : evolutionary perspectives / Judith P. Saunders.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saunders, Judith P., author.
- Series:
- Evolution, cognition, and the arts.
- Evolution, cognition, and the arts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Influence.
- Darwin, Charles.
- American literature--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Evolution (Biology) in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Academic Studies Press 2018
- Boston : Academic Studies Press, [2018]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of essays offers evolutionary psychological analysis of selected works from the American literary tradition. Application of evolutionary theory to writing by Ben Franklin, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton, F. Scot Fitzgerald, Zora Neal Hurston, and others creates an interdisciplinary framework for examining key textual features: plot, theme, tone, setting, symbol, characterization, point of view; and at the same time provides an accessible introduction to Darwinian literary critical methodology. Pertinent scientific research, together with essential terms and concepts, is explained in context. Connections are made throughout to existing commentary on the targeted texts, illustrating how Darwinian scrutiny can enrich, extend, or reconfigure understandings derived from other critical approaches.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-NC
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781618115928
- 1618115928
- Publisher Number:
- https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4v3226
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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