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oapen-20.500.12657-295672021-11-12T16:09:12Z American Classics Saunders, Judith Literature Classic Literature Evolution American Literature Essays Evolutionary Theory Literary Tradition Darwinian literary critical methodology Henry David Thoreau bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSB Literary studies: general 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. 2018-08-10 23:55 2020-03-27 03:00:28 2020-04-01T12:32:27Z 2020-04-01T12:32:27Z 2018-06-30 book 1000365 OCN: 1076657920 9781618115928 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29567 eng application/pdf n/a 1000365.pdf Academic Studies Press 10.2307/j.ctv4v3226 101021 10.2307/j.ctv4v3226 ffe92610-fbe7-449b-a2a8-02c411701a23 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781618115928 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 101021 KU Select 2017: Front list Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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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.
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