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American classics : evolutionary perspectives /

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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...

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Main Author:	Saunders, Judith P. (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2018.
Series:	Evolution, cognition, and the arts.
Subjects:	Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence. Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. American literature > History and criticism. Evolution (Biology) in literature. Literary studies: general. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American literature. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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