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Copyright © 1996 by the University of Pennsylvania Press

All rights reserved

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bender Bert.

The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction,
1871-1926/; Bert Bender.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.

ISBN 0-8122-3344-1 (alk. paper)

1. American fiction-- 19th century--History and criticism. 2. Love stories, American--
History and criticism. 3. American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
4. Literature and science--United States--History. 5. Man-woman relationships in
literature. 6. Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882--Influence. 7. American fiction--English
influences. 8. Evolution (Biology) in literature. 9. Mate selection in literature.
10. Courtship in literature. 11. Love in literature. 12. Sex in literature. I. Title.

PS374.L6B46 1996

813'.409354--dc20 95-42582

CIP

Frontispiece: "The Descent of Love," by Tony Angell. This image is from the end of Kate
Chopin's The Awakening. Just before Edna Pontellier drowns, "A bird with a broken wing
was beating the air above, reeling, fluttering, circling disabled down, down to the water."

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Descent of Love: Darwin and the Theory of Sexual Selection in American Fiction, 1871-1926. Contributors: Bert Bender - author. Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press. Place of Publication: Philadelphia. Publication Year: 1996. Page Number: iv.
    
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