Against Biopoetics: On the Use and Misuse of the Concept of Evolution in Contemporary Literary Theory

This dissertation is a critical assessment of <i>"biopoetics:"</i> a new literary theory that attempts to import ideas from evolutionary science to the study of literature. Borrowing from the field of evolutionary psychology, the biopoeticists argue that some literary forms and...

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Main Author: Bankston, Bradley
Other Authors: Kate Jensen
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2004
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-01152004-152014/