American Classics, Evolutionary Perspectives

Author

Saunders; Judith P.

Year

2018

Publisher

Academic Studies Press

Type

BOOK

Description

This book examines selected works in the American literary tradition from an evolutionary perspective. Individual essays address figures ranging from Benjamin Franklin to Billy Collins, targeting a variety of fitness-related issues--courtship, nepotism, competition, cooperation, status, and deception, for example--in the context of both physical and social environment.

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