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BL
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696783
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b518972
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| Main Entry
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Carroll, Joseph,1949-
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| Title & Author
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Reading human nature : : literary Darwinism in theory and practice /\ Joseph Carroll
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| Publication Statement
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Albany :: State University of New York Press,, 2011
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xvi, 352 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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1438435223 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1438435231 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 9781438435220 (paperback : alk. paper) :
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: 9781438435237 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332) and index
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| Contents
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Part one: Adaptationist literary theory. An evolutionary paradigm for literary study, with two sequels -- An evolutionary Apologia pro Vita Mea -- A meta-review of the The Art Instinct -- Three scenarios for literary Darwinism -- Part two: Interpretive practice. Aestheticism, homoeroticism, and Christian guilt in The picture of Dorian Gray -- The cuckoo's history: human nature in Wuthering Heights -- Intentional meaning in Hamlet: an evolutionary perspective -- Part three: Empirical literary study: an experiment in web-based research -- Agonistic structure in Victorian novels: doing the math -- Quantifying agonistic structure in The mayor of Casterbridge -- Part four: Evolutionary intellectual history. The power of Darwin's vision -- The science wars in a long view: putting the human in its place -- A Darwinian revolution in the humanities
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Darwin, Charles,1809-1882-- Influence
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Evolution (Biology) in literature
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Evolutionary psychology
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Human behavior-- Philosophy
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Literature and science
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Literature-- History and criticism-- Theory, etc
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| Dewey Classification
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809/.9336
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| LC Classification
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PN55.C375 2011
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