Why humans like to cry : tragedy, evolution, and the brain /

Human beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We weep at tragedies in our lives and in those of others - remarkably even when they are fictional characters in film, opera, music, novels, and theatre. Why have we developed art forms - most powerfully, music - which...

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Main Author: Trimble, Michael R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780191644412
0191644412
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central