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....
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexington Books,
2012
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 295 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739143995 0739143999 9781280687181 1280687185 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
