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Useful fictions evolution, anxiety, and the origins of literature

Title
Useful fictions [electronic resource] : evolution, anxiety, and the origins of literature / Michael Austin.
Author
Austin, Michael, 1966-
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2010.

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Description
1 online resource (xvii, 171 p.) : ill.
Series Statement
Frontiers of narrative
Uniform Title
  • Useful fictions (Online)
  • Frontiers of narrative.
Alternative Title
Useful fictions (Online)
Subject
  • Fiction > History and criticism > Theory, etc
  • Fiction > Psychological aspects
  • Fiction > Appreciation
  • Evolution in literature
  • Literature > Philosophy
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-164) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Scheherazade's stories and Pangloss's nose -- Stories for thinking -- The influence of anxiety -- Information anxiety -- The problem of other people -- Sex, lies, and phenotypes -- Deceiving ourselves and others.
LCCN
2010001424
OCLC
ssj0000488188
Author
Austin, Michael, 1966-
Title
Useful fictions [electronic resource] : evolution, anxiety, and the origins of literature / Michael Austin.
Imprint
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2010.
Series
Frontiers of narrative
Frontiers of narrative.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-164) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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