Subversive Seduction : Darwin, Sexual Selection, and the Spanish Novel /

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"Male-male rivalry and female passive choice, the two principal tenets of Darwinian sexual selection, raise important ethical questions in The Descent of Man--and in the decades since--about the subjugation of women. If female choice is a key component of evolutionary success, what impact does...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Landry, Travis
Corporate Author: Modern Language Initiative
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882.
Darwin, Charles, > 1809-1882 > Influence.
Spanish fiction.
Sexual selection in literature.
Literature and science.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese.
Litterature et sciences > Espagne.
Roman espagnol > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman espagnol > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Literature and science > Spain.
Spanish fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Spanish fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Spain.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Indeterminacy of Natural Law; Part One: Origins ; 1. The Very Notion of "Real" Reciprocity between Literature and Science ; 2. The Power Dynamics of Sexual Selection; 3. Translations, Translators, and the Sexual Politics of Sexual Selection in Spain; Part Two: Adaptations; 4. Suitors and Selectors-Jacinto Octavio Picón; 5. Rivalries and Rituals-Leopoldo Alas (Clarín); 6. Heirs and Errors-Benito Perez Galdós; Part Three: Speciations; 7. A Romance with Darwin in the Evolutionary Noche of Alejandro Sawa.
  • 8. The Religious Descent of Armando Palacio Valdes9. Emilia Pardo Bazán, Reproduction, and Change; Conclusion: The Imperfect Science of Conscience; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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