Description
| Product ID: | 9780674057111 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | On the Origin of Stories |
| Subtitle: | Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction |
| Authors: | Author: Brian Boyd |
| Page Count: | 560 |
| Subjects: | Literary theory, Literary theory, Evolution, Evolution |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. |
| Imprint Name: | The Belknap Press |
| Publisher Name: | Harvard University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-11-15 |
