On the Origin of Stories : Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction
by
Brian Boyd
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0674057112
ISBN-13
9780674057111
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Imprint
The Belknap Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 15th, 2010
Print length
560 Pages
Weight
636 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.70 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
Literary theoryLiterary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers
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Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories and how our minds are shaped to understand them. After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines Homer’s Odyssey and Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who! demonstrating how an evolutionary lens can offer new understanding and appreciation of specific works.
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