Literary Darwinism : evolution, human nature, and literature /

In Literary Darwinism, Carroll presents a comprehensive survey of this new movement with a collection of his most important previously published work, along with three new essays. The essays and reviews give commentary on all the major contributors to the field, situate the field as a whole in relat...

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Main Author:	Carroll, Joseph, 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:	Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central.
Subjects:	Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence. Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882. English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Evolution (Biology) in literature. English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc. Literature and science > Great Britain. Social Darwinism in literature. Human beings in literature. Adaptation (Biology) Nature in literature. Adaptation, Biological Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Darwinisme dans la littérature. Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc. Littérature et sciences > Grande-Bretagne. Darwinisme social dans la littérature. Êtres humains dans la littérature. Adaptation (Biologie) Nature dans la littérature. 17.90 literature in relation with other areas of science and culture. 18.05 English literature. English fiction Evolution (Biology) in literature Human beings in literature Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Literature and science Literature > Theory, etc. Nature in literature Social Darwinism in literature Great Britain Englisch Darwinismus Evolutionstheorie Literatur Literaturtheorie Großbritannien Sozialdarwinismus Sociaal darwinisme. Evolutietheorie. Letterkunde. Engels. Literatuurkritiek. Evolution in literature. 1800-1999 Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

part 1. Mapping the Disciplinary Landscape
1. The Use of Arnold in a Darwinian World
2. Biology and Poststructuralism
3. "Theory," Anti-Theory, and Empirical Criticism
4. Out of Eden and to the Left: A Review of John Ellis's Literature Lost: Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities
5. Literary Study and Evolutionary Theory: A Review of Books by Alexander Argyros, Walter Koch, Karl Kroeber, Robert Storey, Frederick Turner, and Mark Turner
6. Pinker, Dickens, and the Functions of Literature
7. Wilson's Consilience and Literary Study
8. Ecocriticism, Cognitive Ethology, and the Environments of Victorian Fiction
part 2. Adaptationist Literary Studies: Theory and Practical Criticism.