Evolution and Popular Narrative (Hardcover)

The contributors to this volume share the assumption that popular narrative, when viewed with an evolutionary lens, offers an incisive index into human nature. In theory, narrative art could take a near infinity of possible forms. In actual practice, however, particular motifs, plot patterns, stereotypical figures, and artistic devices persistently resurface, indicating specific predilections frequently at odds with our actual living conditions. Our studies explore various media and genres to gauge the impact of our evolutionary inheritance, in interdependence with the respective cultural environments, on our aesthetic appreciation. As they suggest, research into mass culture is not only indispensable for evolutionary criticism but may also contribute to our understanding of prehistoric selection pressures that still influence modern preferences in popular narrative. Contributions by David Andrews, James Carney, Mathias Clasen, Brett Cooke, Tamas David-Barrett, Tom Dolack, Kathryn Duncan, Isabel Behncke Izquierdo, Joe Keener, Alex C. Parrish, Todd K. Platts, Anna Rotkirch, Judith P. Saunders, Michelle Scalise Sugiyama, Dirk Vanderbeke, and Sophia Wege.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Critical Studies, 38
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2019
Volume editors:	Dirk Vanderbeke • Brett Cooke
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-39115-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-39115-0
Barcode:	9789004391154

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