The Resource The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, Bert Bender
The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, Bert Bender
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- Summary
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- Upon its publication in 1871, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex sent shock waves through the scientific community and the public at large. In an original and persuasive study, Bert Bender demonstrates that it is this treatise, rather than any of Darwin's earlier works, that provoked the most immediate and vigorous response from American fiction writers
- These authors embraced and incorporated Darwin's theories, insights, and language, creating an increasingly dark and violent view of sexual love in American realist literature. In The Descent of Love, Bender carefully rereads the works of William Dean Howells, Henry James, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, Harold Frederic, Charles W. Chesnutt, Edith Wharton, and Ernest Hemingway, teasing from them a startling but utterly convincing preoccupation with questions of sexual selection. Competing for readership as novelists who best grasped the "real" nature of human love, these writers also participated in a heated social debate over racial and sexual differences and the nature of sex itself. Influenced more by The Descent of Man than by the Origin of Species, Bender's novelists built upon Darwin's anthropological and zoological materials to anatomize their characters' courtship behavior, returning consistently to concerns with physical beauty, natural dominance, and the power to select a mate
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 440 pages)
- Contents
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- The descent of man and selection in relation to sex: the Darwinian unknown in American literary history
- Sexual selection
- The descent of love
- Recurrent problems, themes, and scenes in the courtship novels, 1871-1926
- Evolutionary anthropology and sexual selection in William Dean Howells's Their wedding journey
- Courting design: chance, choice, and sexual difference in Howells's courtship novels of the 1870s
- Darwinian problems in a modern instance: heredity, primitive marriage, and male sexual aggression
- Henry James and The descent of man: "The loves of the quadrupeds" in "The madonna of the future" and Roderick Hudson
- Psychological Darwinism in The portrait of a lady
- Darwin and "The natural history of doctresses": the sex war between Howells, Phelps, Jewett, and James
- Kate Chopin's quarrel with Darwin before the awakening
- The teeth of desire: the awakening and the descent of man
- Isbn
- 9781512814293
- Label
- The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926
- Title
- The descent of love
- Title remainder
- Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926
- Statement of responsibility
- Bert Bender
- Subject
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- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- English influences
- American fiction -- English influences
- Amour dans la littérature
- Amours dans la littérature
- Choix du conjoint dans la littérature
- Courtship in literature
- Courtship in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence
- Electronic books
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Histoires d'amour américaines -- Histoire et critique
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature and science
- Literature and science -- United States -- History
- Littérature et sciences -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Love in literature
- Love in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature
- Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- Influence anglaise
- Romance fiction, American
- Romance fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Sex in literature
- Sex in literature
- Sexualité dans la littérature
- 1800-1999
- Évolution (Biologie) dans la littérature
- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Upon its publication in 1871, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex sent shock waves through the scientific community and the public at large. In an original and persuasive study, Bert Bender demonstrates that it is this treatise, rather than any of Darwin's earlier works, that provoked the most immediate and vigorous response from American fiction writers
- These authors embraced and incorporated Darwin's theories, insights, and language, creating an increasingly dark and violent view of sexual love in American realist literature. In The Descent of Love, Bender carefully rereads the works of William Dean Howells, Henry James, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, Harold Frederic, Charles W. Chesnutt, Edith Wharton, and Ernest Hemingway, teasing from them a startling but utterly convincing preoccupation with questions of sexual selection. Competing for readership as novelists who best grasped the "real" nature of human love, these writers also participated in a heated social debate over racial and sexual differences and the nature of sex itself. Influenced more by The Descent of Man than by the Origin of Species, Bender's novelists built upon Darwin's anthropological and zoological materials to anatomize their characters' courtship behavior, returning consistently to concerns with physical beauty, natural dominance, and the power to select a mate
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- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bender, Bert
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin, Charles
- Darwin, Charles
- American fiction
- Romance fiction, American
- American fiction
- Literature and science
- American fiction
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Courtship in literature
- Love in literature
- Sex in literature
- Roman américain
- Histoires d'amour américaines
- Roman américain
- Littérature et sciences
- Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature
- Roman américain
- Évolution (Biologie) dans la littérature
- Choix du conjoint dans la littérature
- Amours dans la littérature
- Amour dans la littérature
- Sexualité dans la littérature
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- American fiction
- American fiction
- Courtship in literature
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Literature and science
- Love in literature
- Romance fiction, American
- Mate selection in literature
- Sex in literature
- United States
- Label
- The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, Bert Bender
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-419) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The descent of man and selection in relation to sex: the Darwinian unknown in American literary history -- Sexual selection -- The descent of love -- Recurrent problems, themes, and scenes in the courtship novels, 1871-1926 -- Evolutionary anthropology and sexual selection in William Dean Howells's Their wedding journey -- Courting design: chance, choice, and sexual difference in Howells's courtship novels of the 1870s -- Darwinian problems in a modern instance: heredity, primitive marriage, and male sexual aggression -- Henry James and The descent of man: "The loves of the quadrupeds" in "The madonna of the future" and Roderick Hudson -- Psychological Darwinism in The portrait of a lady -- Darwin and "The natural history of doctresses": the sex war between Howells, Phelps, Jewett, and James -- Kate Chopin's quarrel with Darwin before the awakening -- The teeth of desire: the awakening and the descent of man
- Control code
- ocm44960122
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 440 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781512814293
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt18g6cft
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)44960122
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926, Bert Bender
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-419) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The descent of man and selection in relation to sex: the Darwinian unknown in American literary history -- Sexual selection -- The descent of love -- Recurrent problems, themes, and scenes in the courtship novels, 1871-1926 -- Evolutionary anthropology and sexual selection in William Dean Howells's Their wedding journey -- Courting design: chance, choice, and sexual difference in Howells's courtship novels of the 1870s -- Darwinian problems in a modern instance: heredity, primitive marriage, and male sexual aggression -- Henry James and The descent of man: "The loves of the quadrupeds" in "The madonna of the future" and Roderick Hudson -- Psychological Darwinism in The portrait of a lady -- Darwin and "The natural history of doctresses": the sex war between Howells, Phelps, Jewett, and James -- Kate Chopin's quarrel with Darwin before the awakening -- The teeth of desire: the awakening and the descent of man
- Control code
- ocm44960122
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 440 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781512814293
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt18g6cft
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)44960122
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- American fiction
- American fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- American fiction -- English influences
- American fiction -- English influences
- Amour dans la littérature
- Amours dans la littérature
- Choix du conjoint dans la littérature
- Courtship in literature
- Courtship in literature
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882
- Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Influence
- Electronic books
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Evolution (Biology) in literature
- Histoires d'amour américaines -- Histoire et critique
- History
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Literature and science
- Literature and science -- United States -- History
- Littérature et sciences -- États-Unis -- Histoire
- Love in literature
- Love in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Mate selection in literature
- Relations entre hommes et femmes dans la littérature
- Roman américain -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Roman américain -- Influence anglaise
- Romance fiction, American
- Romance fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Sex in literature
- Sex in literature
- Sexualité dans la littérature
- 1800-1999
- Évolution (Biologie) dans la littérature
- United States
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