American classics : evolutionary perspectives / / Judith P. Saunders

• Autore: Saunders Judith P.
• Pubblicazione: Academic Studies Press, 2018; Boston : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 pages)
• Disciplina: 576.82092
• Soggetto topico: American literature - History and criticism; Evolution (Biology) in literature
• Soggetto non controllato: Literature; Classic Literature; Evolution; American Literature; Essays; Evolutionary Theory; Literary Tradition; Darwinian literary critical methodology; Henry David Thoreau
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 creates an interdisciplinary framework for examining key textual features: plot, theme, tone, setting, symbol, characterization, point of view; and at the same time provides an accessible introduction to Darwinian literary critical methodology. Pertinent scientific research, together with essential terms and concepts, is explained in context. Connections are made throughout to existing commentary on the targeted texts, illustrating how Darwinian scrutiny can enrich, extend, or reconfigure understandings derived from other critical approaches.
• Titolo autorizzato: American classics
• ISBN: 1-61811-592-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910282226103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Evolution, cognition, and the arts.