Friday, May 8, 2009

Sound Smart, Read These: A Darwinian Theory of Dr. Seuss

Posted by Mark Asch on Fri, May 8, 2009 at 2:13 PM

7b79/1241806369-vangogh_selfportraitwithbandagedear.jpgA new book applies Darwinian theory to storytellers like Homer and Theodor Geisel (via).

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Interesting. re: Paul Verhaeghen's piece above, in Polish, "translator" literally means "explainer", his job is to "re-explain", and the finished product is an "explanation". Or something like that...

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