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Brian Boyd Vladimir Nabokov
the American years
Biografie van de Russisch-Amerikaanse schrijver (1899-1977) over de periode 1940-1977.
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Engels | 783 pagina's | Chatto & Windus, London | 1992
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Brian Boyd On the origin of stories
evolution, cognition, and fiction
Comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. Brian Boyd 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. Art is a specifically human adaptation, Boyd argues. It offers tangible advantages for human survival: our fondness for storytelling has sharpened social cognition, encouraged cooperation, and fostered creativity. After considering art as adaptation,...
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Engels | 540 pagina's | Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA [etc.] | 2009
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Brian Boyd