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Evolution and "The Sex Problem": American Narratives During the Eclipse of Darwinism
Bert Bender
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Hardcover. Bender argues that Darwin's theories of sexual selection are essential elements in American fiction from the late 1800s through the 1950s. He contends that novelists with different social points of view explored "the Sex Problem", resulting in a diversity of American narratives aligned with either Darwinian or anti-Darwinian theories of evolution. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
A noteworthy investigation of the Darwinian element in American fiction from the realist through the Freudian eras. In Evolution and ""the Sex Problem"" author Bert Bender argues that Darwin's theories of sexual selection and of the emotions are essential elements in American fiction from the late 1800s through the 1950s, particularly during the Freudian era and the years surrounding the Scopes trial. Bender contends that novelists with different social points of view explored ""the Sex Problem"", and what resulted was a great diversity of American narratives aligned with either Darwinian or a number of anti-Darwinian theories of evolution. Included ... Read more
A noteworthy investigation of the Darwinian element in American fiction from the realist through the Freudian eras. In Evolution and ""the Sex Problem"" author Bert Bender argues that Darwin's theories of sexual selection and of the emotions are essential elements in American fiction from the late 1800s through the 1950s, particularly during the Freudian era and the years surrounding the Scopes trial. Bender contends that novelists with different social points of view explored ""the Sex Problem"", and what resulted was a great diversity of American narratives aligned with either Darwinian or a number of anti-Darwinian theories of evolution. Included ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873388092
SKU
V9780873388092
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About Bert Bender
Bert Bender is Emeritus professor of English at Arizona State University in Tempe. His Previous books include The Descent of Love: Darwin and the Theory of Sexual Selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, and Sea-Brothers: The Tradition of American Sea Fiction from Moby-Dick to the Present
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