Madame Bovary's Ovaries A Darwinian Look at Literature

Name: Madame Bovary's Ovaries A Darwinian Look at Literature
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ISBN: 9780385338028

ISBN-10: 0385338023

ISBN-13: 9780385338028

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Authors: David P. Barash, Nanelle R. Barash

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What can elephant seals tell us about Homer’s Iliad? How do gorillas illuminate the works of Shakespeare? What do bloodsucking bats have to do with John Steinbeck? MADAME BOVARY’S OVARIES A Darwinian Look at Literature According to evolutionary psychologist David Barash and his daughter Nanelle, the answers lie in the most important word in biology: evolution. Just like every animal from mites to monkeys, our day-to-day behavior has been shaped by millions of years of natural selection. So it should be no surprise to learn that the natural forces that drive animals in general and Homo sapiens in particular are clearly visible in the creatures of literature, from Henry Fielding’s Tom…

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List price: $17.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/30/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.21" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

David P. Barash holds a Ph.D. in zoology & is professor of psychology & zoology at the University of Washington. He has been especially active in the growth & development of sociobiology as a scientific discipline.




The Human Nature of Stories: A Quick Hit of Bio-Lit-Crit



Othello and Other Angry Fellows: Male Sexual Jealousy



The Key to Jane Austen's Heart: What Women Want, and Why



How to Make Rhett Give a Damn: What Men Want, and Why



Madame Bovary's Ovaries: The Biology of Adultery



Wisdom from The Godfather: Kin Selection, or the Enduring Importance of Being Family



The Cinderella Syndrome: Regarding the Struggles of Stepchildren



On the Complaints of Portnoy, Caulfield, and Others: Parent-Offspring Conflict



Of Musketeers and Mice and Men and Wrath and Reciprocity and Friendship: In Steinbeck Country and Elsewhere



Epilogue: Foxes, Hedgehogs, Science, and Literature


Index