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008			120705s2012 wau o 00 0 eng d
020			_a9780295804422
020			_a0295804424
020			_z9780295992181 (hardback)
020			_z9780295992198 (paperback)
020			_z0295992182
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
050	0	0	_aPQ6147.S49 _bL36 2012
100	1		_aLandry, Travis.
245	1	2	_aSubversive seduction _h[electronic resource] : _bDarwin, sexual selection, and the Spanish novel / _cTravis Landry.
260			_aSeattle : _bUniversity of Washington Press, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (p. cm.)
490	0		_aThe modern language initiative
520			_a"Male-male rivalry and female passive choice, the two principal tenets of Darwinian sexual selection, raise important ethical questions in The Descent of Man--and in the decades since--about the subjugation of women. If female choice is a key component of evolutionary success, what impact does the constraint of women's choices have on society? The elaborate courtship plots of 19th century Spanish novels, with their fixation on suitors and selectors, rivalry, and seduction, were attempts to grapple with the question of female agency in a patriarchal society. By reading Darwin through the lens of the Spanish realist novel and vice versa, Travis Landry brings new insights to our understanding of both: while Darwin's theories have often been seen as biologically deterministic, Landry asserts that Darwin's theory of sexual selection was characterized by an open ended dynamic whose oxymoronic emphasis on "passive" female choice carries the potential for revolutionary change in the status of women.Travis Landry is assistant professor of Spanish at Kenyon College."Travis Landry has an enviable gift for selecting the best quote to support an argument and it is truly a pleasure to read a book about canonical novels that has something new to say on every page." -Lou Charnon-Deutsch, State University of New York at Stony Brook "A fascinating book. Landry's work is groundbreaking because he never leaves Darwin behind to explore Spanish literature outfitted merely with a couple of Darwinian catchphrases. Rather, he has read and reread The Descent, and, much like Darwin working in nature, comes to see the workings of Darwinian principles infusing ideas and practices in Spanish culture, far more deeply than has previously been shown." -Dale Pratt, Brigham Young University"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Modern / 19th Century. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aLITERARY CRITICISM / European / Spanish & Portuguese. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aLiterature and science _zSpain
650		0	_aSpanish fiction _y20th century _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aSexual selection in literature.
650		0	_aSpanish fiction _y19th century _xHistory and criticism.
600	1	0	_aDarwin, Charles, _d1809-1882 _xInfluence.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780295804422/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c32008 _d32008