Evolution and "the sex problem" : American narratives during the eclipse of Darwinism /: American narratives during the eclipse of Darwinism. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bert Bender.
• Other Names: Bender, Bert
• Contents: In a dark time -- Frank Norris on the evolution and repression of the sexual instinct -- "The chaos of his brain" : evolutionary psychology in The red badge of courage -- Jack London and "the sex problem" -- Theodore Dreiser, science, and "It" -- "The varieties of human experience" : sexual intimacy, heredity, and emotional conflict in Gertrude Stein's early work -- Sex and evolution in Willa Cather's O Pioneers! and The song of the lark -- "Under the shell of life" : Sherwood Anderson and "the call of sex" -- "His mind aglow" : the biological undercurrent in Fitzgerald's Gatsby and other works -- Harlem, 1928 : the biology of the black soul and the "rising tide of rhythm" -- V.F. Calverton and the principles of red love -- "To be alive" : John Steinbeck's The log from the Sea of Cortez and The wayward bus -- "Night song" : Africa and Eden in Hemingway's late work.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (167 pages)
• Subjects: 813/.5209; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Literature and science -- English-speaking countries; American fiction -- English influences; Evolution (Biology) in literature; Mate selection in literature; Narration (Rhetoric); Sex in literature; Biological Evolution -- history; Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique; Choix du conjoint dans la littérature; Sexualité dans la littérature; Narration; Littérature et sciences -- Pays anglophones; Roman américain -- Influence anglaise; Darwinisme dans la littérature; American fiction; American fiction -- English influences; Evolution (Biology) in literature; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Literature and science; Mate selection in literature; Narration (Rhetoric); Sex in literature; Literatur; Rezeption; Roman; Literatur; Roman; Rezeption; Geschichte 1890-1950; English-speaking countries; USA; USA; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Influence; Influence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351278140; 1351278142
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