Darwin and Dickens. (evolution as a means of explaining the development of literature)

From: Reason | Date: November 1, 1998| Author: Gillespie, Nick | Copyright information

An increasing number of scholars are contending that literary critics must seriously consider the implications of human evolution for their field. These scholars believe that recent and ongoing developments in evolutionary theory are related to literary studies.

A new breed of literary critics is using evolution to explain literature - and to challenge intellectual orthodoxy.

Flip to pages 160 and 161 of the recent book with the tongue-tying, brain-busting title Mimesis an...

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