The Resource Reading Edith Wharton through a Darwinian lens : evolutionary biological issues in her fiction, Judith P. Saunders
Reading Edith Wharton through a Darwinian lens : evolutionary biological issues in her fiction, Judith P. Saunders
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The item Reading Edith Wharton through a Darwinian lens : evolutionary biological issues in her fiction, Judith P. Saunders represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "This book identifies evolutionary issues central to Edith Wharton's fiction. Discussing whether and when Wharton's characters' behavior is evolutionarily adaptive, that is, whether it promotes the passing on of genes, places Wharton's social criticism in a useful new framework, opening the way to richer comprehension of her views on human nature"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 241 pages
- Contents
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- The house of mirth: an unsuccessful mate search
- The reef: the costs of conflict between the sexes
- The age of innocence: nepotistic influences on mating behavior
- The glimpses of the moon: a creative experiment in long-term mating
- The old maid and "Roman fever": female mate choice and competition between women
- The children: social environment and parental investment
- Conclusion: evolutionary biological preoccupations in Wharton's fiction
- Isbn
- 9780786440023
- Label
- Reading Edith Wharton through a Darwinian lens : evolutionary biological issues in her fiction
- Title
- Reading Edith Wharton through a Darwinian lens
- Title remainder
- evolutionary biological issues in her fiction
- Statement of responsibility
- Judith P. Saunders
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This book identifies evolutionary issues central to Edith Wharton's fiction. Discussing whether and when Wharton's characters' behavior is evolutionarily adaptive, that is, whether it promotes the passing on of genes, places Wharton's social criticism in a useful new framework, opening the way to richer comprehension of her views on human nature"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Saunders, Judith P
- Dewey number
- 813/.52
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS3545.H16
- LC item number
- Z876 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wharton, Edith
- Darwin, Charles
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Label
- Reading Edith Wharton through a Darwinian lens : evolutionary biological issues in her fiction, Judith P. Saunders
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The house of mirth: an unsuccessful mate search -- The reef: the costs of conflict between the sexes -- The age of innocence: nepotistic influences on mating behavior -- The glimpses of the moon: a creative experiment in long-term mating -- The old maid and "Roman fever": female mate choice and competition between women -- The children: social environment and parental investment -- Conclusion: evolutionary biological preoccupations in Wharton's fiction
- Control code
- 298304611
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 241 pages
- Isbn
- 9780786440023
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009006123
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)298304611
- Label
- Reading Edith Wharton through a Darwinian lens : evolutionary biological issues in her fiction, Judith P. Saunders
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The house of mirth: an unsuccessful mate search -- The reef: the costs of conflict between the sexes -- The age of innocence: nepotistic influences on mating behavior -- The glimpses of the moon: a creative experiment in long-term mating -- The old maid and "Roman fever": female mate choice and competition between women -- The children: social environment and parental investment -- Conclusion: evolutionary biological preoccupations in Wharton's fiction
- Control code
- 298304611
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 241 pages
- Isbn
- 9780786440023
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009006123
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)298304611
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