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Offers a comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. This title explains why we tell stories, how our minds are shaped to understand them, and what difference an evolutionary understanding of human nature makes to stories we love.
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On the Origin of Stories, Brian Boyd
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- On the Origin of Stories
- Subtitle
- Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Brian Boyd
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 560
- ISBN10
- 0674057112
- ISBN13
- 9780674057111
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Literary Studies, Psychological Topics, Science, Linguistics, Writing, Literary Criticism, Evolution, Humanities, Literary Theory, Literary Science, Semiotics, Evolutionary Biology
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Offers a comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. This title explains why we tell stories, how our minds are shaped to understand them, and what difference an evolutionary understanding of human nature makes to stories we love.