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The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, Bert Bender
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- Summary
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- Upon its publication in 1871, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex sent shock waves through the scientific community and the public at large. In an original and persuasive study, Bert Bender demonstrates that it is this treatise, rather than any of Darwin's earlier works, that provoked the most immediate and vigorous response from American fiction writers
- These authors embraced and incorporated Darwin's theories, insights, and language, creating an increasingly dark and violent view of sexual love in American realist literature
- In The Descent of Love, Bender carefully rereads the works of William Dean Howells, Henry James, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, Harold Frederic, Charles W. Chesnutt, Edith Wharton, and Ernest Hemingway, teasing from them a startling but utterly convincing preoccupation with questions of sexual selection
- Competing for readership as novelists who best grasped the "real" nature of human love, these writers also participated in a heated social debate over racial and sexual differences and the nature of sex itself
- Influenced more by The Descent of Man than by the Origin of Species, Bender's novelists built upon Darwin's anthropological and zoological materials to anatomize their characters' courtship behavior, returning consistently to concerns with physical beauty, natural dominance, and the power to select a mate
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 440 pages
- Contents
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- Courting Design: Chance, Choice, and Sexual Difference in Howells's Courtship Novels of the 1870s
- 3.
- Darwinian Problems in A Modern Instance: Heredity, Primitive Marriage, and Male Sexual Aggression
- 4.
- Henry James and The Descent of Man: "The Loves of the Quadrupeds" in "The Madonna of the Future" and Roderick Hudson
- 5.
- Psychological Darwinism in The Portrait of a Lady
- 6.
- Darwin and "The Natural History of Doctresses": The Sex War Between Howells, Phelps, Jewett, and James
- 7.
- The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex: The Darwinian Unknown in American Literary History
- Kate Chopin's Quarrel with Darwin before The Awakening
- 8.
- The Teeth of Desire: The Awakening and The Descent of Man
- Sexual Selection
- The Descent of Love
- Recurrent Problems, Themes, and Scenes in the Courtship Novels
- 1871-1926
- 1.
- Evolutionary Anthropology and Sexual Selection in William Dean Howells's Their Wedding Journey
- 2.
- Isbn
- 9780812233445
- Label
- The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926
- Title
- The descent of love
- Title remainder
- Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926
- Statement of responsibility
- Bert Bender
- Subject
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- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- English influences
- Amour dans la littérature
- Amours dans la littérature
- Choix du conjoint dans la littérature
- Courtship in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Geschichte 1871-1926
- Histoires d'amour américaines -- Histoire et critique
- Literature and science -- English-speaking countries
- Literature and science -- United States -- History
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Love in literature
- Man-woman relationships in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature
- Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- Influence anglaise
- Romance fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Sex in literature
- Sexualité dans la littérature
- USA
- Évolution (Biologie) dans la littérature
- Littérature et sciences -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Upon its publication in 1871, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex sent shock waves through the scientific community and the public at large. In an original and persuasive study, Bert Bender demonstrates that it is this treatise, rather than any of Darwin's earlier works, that provoked the most immediate and vigorous response from American fiction writers
- These authors embraced and incorporated Darwin's theories, insights, and language, creating an increasingly dark and violent view of sexual love in American realist literature
- In The Descent of Love, Bender carefully rereads the works of William Dean Howells, Henry James, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, Harold Frederic, Charles W. Chesnutt, Edith Wharton, and Ernest Hemingway, teasing from them a startling but utterly convincing preoccupation with questions of sexual selection
- Competing for readership as novelists who best grasped the "real" nature of human love, these writers also participated in a heated social debate over racial and sexual differences and the nature of sex itself
- Influenced more by The Descent of Man than by the Origin of Species, Bender's novelists built upon Darwin's anthropological and zoological materials to anatomize their characters' courtship behavior, returning consistently to concerns with physical beauty, natural dominance, and the power to select a mate
- Additional physical form
- Also issued online.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bender, Bert
- Dewey number
- 813/.409354
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS374.L6
- LC item number
- B46 1996
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Romance fiction, American
- American fiction
- Literature and science
- American fiction
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Courtship in literature
- Love in literature
- Sex in literature
- American fiction
- Literature and science
- Man-woman relationships in literature
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin, Charles
- Roman américain
- Histoires d'amour américaines
- Roman américain
- Littérature et sciences
- Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature
- Roman américain
- Évolution (Biologie) dans la littérature
- Choix du conjoint dans la littérature
- Amours dans la littérature
- Amour dans la littérature
- Sexualité dans la littérature
- USA
- Label
- The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, Bert Bender
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-419) and index
- 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
-
- Courting Design: Chance, Choice, and Sexual Difference in Howells's Courtship Novels of the 1870s
- 3.
- Darwinian Problems in A Modern Instance: Heredity, Primitive Marriage, and Male Sexual Aggression
- 4.
- Henry James and The Descent of Man: "The Loves of the Quadrupeds" in "The Madonna of the Future" and Roderick Hudson
- 5.
- Psychological Darwinism in The Portrait of a Lady
- 6.
- Darwin and "The Natural History of Doctresses": The Sex War Between Howells, Phelps, Jewett, and James
- 7.
- The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex: The Darwinian Unknown in American Literary History
- Kate Chopin's Quarrel with Darwin before The Awakening
- 8.
- The Teeth of Desire: The Awakening and The Descent of Man
- Sexual Selection
- The Descent of Love
- Recurrent Problems, Themes, and Scenes in the Courtship Novels
- 1871-1926
- 1.
- Evolutionary Anthropology and Sexual Selection in William Dean Howells's Their Wedding Journey
- 2.
- Control code
- 33440929
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 440 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812233445
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 95042582
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)33440929
- Label
- The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, Bert Bender
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-419) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Courting Design: Chance, Choice, and Sexual Difference in Howells's Courtship Novels of the 1870s
- 3.
- Darwinian Problems in A Modern Instance: Heredity, Primitive Marriage, and Male Sexual Aggression
- 4.
- Henry James and The Descent of Man: "The Loves of the Quadrupeds" in "The Madonna of the Future" and Roderick Hudson
- 5.
- Psychological Darwinism in The Portrait of a Lady
- 6.
- Darwin and "The Natural History of Doctresses": The Sex War Between Howells, Phelps, Jewett, and James
- 7.
- The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex: The Darwinian Unknown in American Literary History
- Kate Chopin's Quarrel with Darwin before The Awakening
- 8.
- The Teeth of Desire: The Awakening and The Descent of Man
- Sexual Selection
- The Descent of Love
- Recurrent Problems, Themes, and Scenes in the Courtship Novels
- 1871-1926
- 1.
- Evolutionary Anthropology and Sexual Selection in William Dean Howells's Their Wedding Journey
- 2.
- Control code
- 33440929
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 440 pages
- Isbn
- 9780812233445
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 95042582
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)33440929
Subject
- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- English influences
- Amour dans la littérature
- Amours dans la littérature
- Choix du conjoint dans la littérature
- Courtship in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Geschichte 1871-1926
- Histoires d'amour américaines -- Histoire et critique
- Literature and science -- English-speaking countries
- Literature and science -- United States -- History
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Love in literature
- Man-woman relationships in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature
- Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- Influence anglaise
- Romance fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Sex in literature
- Sexualité dans la littérature
- USA
- Évolution (Biologie) dans la littérature
- Littérature et sciences -- États-Unis -- Histoire
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