LEADER 04733nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910453355403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-295-80442-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001140655 035 $a(EBL)3444509 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000827185 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11932163 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000827185 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10821188 035 $a(PQKB)10527083 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444509 035 $a(OCoLC)824733553 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19084 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444509 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10645132 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL810517 035 $a(OCoLC)932315698 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001140655 100 $a20120705d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSubversive seduction$b[electronic resource] $eDarwin, sexual selection, and the Spanish novel /$fTravis Landry 210 $aSeattle $cUniversity of Washington Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (344 p.) 225 0 $aThe modern language initiative 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-295-99219-0 311 $a0-295-99218-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Contents ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The Indeterminacy of Natural Law""; ""Part One: Origins ""; ""1. The Very Notion of "Real" Reciprocity between Literature and Science ""; ""2. The Power Dynamics of Sexual Selection""; ""3. Translations, Translators, and the Sexual Politics of Sexual Selection in Spain""; ""Part Two: Adaptations""; ""4. Suitors and Selectors-Jacinto Octavio Pico?n""; ""5. Rivalries and Rituals-Leopoldo Alas (Clari?n)""; ""6. Heirs and Errors-Benito Pe?rez Galdo?s""; ""Part Three: Speciations"" 327 $a""7. A Romance with Darwin in the Evolutionary Noche of Alejandro Sawa""""8. The Religious Descent of Armando Palacio Valde?s""; ""9. Emilia Pardo Baza?n, Reproduction, and Change""; ""Conclusion: The Imperfect Science of Conscience""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index"" 330 $a"Male-male rivalry and female passive choice, the two principal tenets of Darwinian sexual selection, raise important ethical questions in The Descent of Man--and in the decades since--about the subjugation of women. If female choice is a key component of evolutionary success, what impact does the constraint of women's choices have on society? The elaborate courtship plots of 19th century Spanish novels, with their fixation on suitors and selectors, rivalry, and seduction, were attempts to grapple with the question of female agency in a patriarchal society. By reading Darwin through the lens of the Spanish realist novel and vice versa, Travis Landry brings new insights to our understanding of both: while Darwin's theories have often been seen as biologically deterministic, Landry asserts that Darwin's theory of sexual selection was characterized by an open ended dynamic whose oxymoronic emphasis on "passive" female choice carries the potential for revolutionary change in the status of women.Travis Landry is assistant professor of Spanish at Kenyon College."Travis Landry has an enviable gift for selecting the best quote to support an argument and it is truly a pleasure to read a book about canonical novels that has something new to say on every page." -Lou Charnon-Deutsch, State University of New York at Stony Brook "A fascinating book. Landry's work is groundbreaking because he never leaves Darwin behind to explore Spanish literature outfitted merely with a couple of Darwinian catchphrases. Rather, he has read and reread The Descent, and, much like Darwin working in nature, comes to see the workings of Darwinian principles infusing ideas and practices in Spanish culture, far more deeply than has previously been shown." -Dale Pratt, Brigham Young University"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aModern Language Initiative 606 $aSexual selection in literature 606 $aSpanish fiction$y19th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aSpanish fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLiterature and science$zSpain 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSexual selection in literature. 615 0$aSpanish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aSpanish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLiterature and science 676 $a863.009/36 700 $aLandry$b Travis$01038440 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453355403321 996 $aSubversive seduction$92460018 997 $aUNINA