“If you want to know what's going to be the
next big topic in literary theory, read this powerful new collection of essays
by the author of Evolution and Literary Theory. In Literary
Darwinism Joseph Carroll argues that we should stop basing our view of
literature on penseurs
who have long been obsolete in
their own fields, and listen instead to what modern science has to tell
us
about that forbidden topic human nature.”
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“A
brilliant
exposition of a new paradigm in literary criticism which, because it is
among
the first to bridge modern biology and the humanities, has a feel of
permanence
to it.”
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“A
series of clear-sighted and far-sighted
views of early and modern literary critical and evolutionary thought,
as seen
from the high ridge Joseph Carroll has climbed to in the most promising
new
territory in literary studies.”
Brian Boyd
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“These authoritative writings of Joseph
Carroll focus, update, and solidify the insights of his landmark work,
Evolution and Literary Theory.
Collected into one volume, they now can serve as
a handbook for students, critics, and academics, an invaluable
introduction to
the general theory and concrete practice of Darwinian literary
analysis.”
Harold Fromm