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The Evolution of Allure: Sexual Selection from the Medici Venus to the Incredible Hulk (Hardcover)

by George L. Hersey (Author)
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Yale University's George Hersey has come up with an entertaining theory that introduces Darwinian concepts of sexual selection to art history. Briefly stated, his argument goes like this: human beings have chosen their sexual mates based on artistic representations of beauty, as a result of which the human form has gradually evolved to mirror the proportions of those representations. Hersey admits up front that his hypothesis is largely unprovable, but it's still great fun to consider, particularly since he manages to cram a lot of information about everything from prehistoric sculpture to the Incredible Hulk into approximately 200 pages without resorting to an excessive amount of stuffy academic jargon. This book will give your brain muscles a workout, but one that any art lover should enjoy.

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"Hersey is exploring the ways that life imitates art, a subject which has been thought about by many observers of both; but here with an additional application of the theory of sexual selection. This book is written with an immense relish that adds strong literary persuasion to its already persuasive argument."
-- Anne Hollander, author of Sex & Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress (1995)

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Product Details
  • Hardcover: 235 pages
  • Publisher: The MIT Press (May 10, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0262082446
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262082440
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,183,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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