On the origin of stories : evolution, cognition, and fiction / Brian Boyd.
"This is a 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."--Global Books in Print.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "This is a 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."--Global Books in Print. |
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| Item Description: | New Zealand author. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 540 pages : illustrations) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-507) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674053591 9780674053595 |