On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction

By Brian Boyd

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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. Published for the bicentenary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species, Boyd's study embraces a Darwinian view of human nature and art, and offers a credo for a new humanism.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0674033574

ISBN13:9780674033573

Release Date:May 2009

Publisher:Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Length:560 Pages

Weight:2.30 lbs.

Dimensions:9.8" x 1.8" x 6.5"

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