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Telling Stories/Geschichten erzählen : Literature and Evolution/Literatur und Evolution.

The essays collected in this volume highlight the narrative as a phenomenon inherent in human nature. They examine the likely purpose of artistic and literary expression and its contribution to survival in an early human environment. They also consider the developing interest in shaping experience t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gansel, Carsten
Otros Autores: Vanderbeke, Dirk
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2012.
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Sumario:The essays collected in this volume highlight the narrative as a phenomenon inherent in human nature. They examine the likely purpose of artistic and literary expression and its contribution to survival in an early human environment. They also consider the developing interest in shaping experience through the narrative, and investigate the consequent significance of traits acquired throughout the ages for the production and reception of texts. In doing so, the book provides a highly diverse overview of the latest research and debates in this innovative field of research.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (412 pages)
ISBN:9783110268683
311026868X