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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,...
Non-fictie
Engels | 540 pagina's | Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA [etc.] | 2009
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Susan Hancock The child that haunts us
symbols and images in fairytale and miniature literature
Non-fictie
Engels | 158 pagina's | Routledge, London [etc.] | 2009
Gedrukt boek
Saskia de Bodt Children of Holland
the image of the Netherlands in American children's books
Historisch overzicht van Amerikaanse kinderboeken, waarin het stereotiepe beeld wordt gegeven van het platte Holland met zijn molens, klompen, kaas en koude winters. Met kleurenillustraties. Voor vakcollecties jeugdliteratuur.
Non-fictie
Engels | 95 pagina's | d'jonge Hond, [Zwolle] | 2010
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