Reading human nature : literary Darwinism in theory and practice /
Carroll, Joseph,1949-
Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one: Adaptationist literary theory. An evolutionary paradigm for literary study, with two sequels -- An evolutionary Apologia pro Vita Mea -- A meta-review of the The Art Instinct -- Three scenarios for literary Darwinism -- Part two: Interpretive practice. Aestheticism, homoeroticism, and Christian guilt in The picture of Dorian Gray -- The cuckoo's history: human nature in Wuthering Heights -- Intentional meaning in Hamlet: an evolutionary perspective -- Part three: Empirical literary study: an experiment in web-based research -- Agonistic structure in Victorian novels: doing the math -- Quantifying agonistic structure in The mayor of Casterbridge -- Part four: Evolutionary intellectual history. The power of Darwin's vision -- The science wars in a long view: putting the human in its place -- A Darwinian revolution in the humanities.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
Literature and science.
Literature
Evolution (Biology) in literature.
Human behavior
Evolutionary psychology.