Subversive seduction : (Record no. 68861)

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fixed length control field 140402s2012 waum b a001 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2012-025435
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0295992182 (hardback)
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International Standard Book Number 0295992190 (paperback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780295992181 (hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780295992198 (paperback)
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PQ6140.S52
Item number L36 2012
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Landry, Travis.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Subversive seduction :
Remainder of title Darwin, sexual selection, and the Spanish novel /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Travis Landry.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Seattle :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. University of Washington Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. c2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 335 p. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement The modern language initiative.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "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"--
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600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Darwin, Charles,
Dates associated with a name 1809-1882
General subdivision Influence.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Literature and science
Geographic subdivision Spain.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Sexual selection in literature.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Spanish fiction
Chronological subdivision 19th century
General subdivision History and criticism.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Spanish fiction
Chronological subdivision 20th century
General subdivision History and criticism.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Emirates National Library Emirates National Library 01/10/2023   0326308 01/10/2023 1 01/10/2023 BOOK VIRTUAITEM