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The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bender, Bert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1996]
Subjects:
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Love stories, American > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Literature and science > United States > History.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence.
American fiction > English influences.
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Mate selection in literature.
Courtship in literature.
Love in literature.
Sex in literature.
Description
Physical Description:xvi, 440 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-419) and index.
ISBN:0812233441 (alk. paper)