The trickster brain : neuroscience, evolution, and narrative /
The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Nature by David Williams looks at literature from an evolutionary, biological, and neurological perspective. He uses the Trickster character as he/she appears across cultures to demonstrate how stories reveal universal aspects of the biological mind....
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
©2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Nature by David Williams looks at literature from an evolutionary, biological, and neurological perspective. He uses the Trickster character as he/she appears across cultures to demonstrate how stories reveal universal aspects of the biological mind. Williams brings together science and the humanities, demonstrating a critical way of approaching literature that incorporates scientific thought. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 295 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780739143995 0739143999 9781280687181 1280687185 |