Storytelling apes : primatology narratives past and future /

Pollock, Mary Sanders, 1948-

Storytelling apes : primatology narratives past and future / Mary Sanders Pollock. - University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations. - Animalibus .

Includes bibliographies and index.

First contacts -- The primatology romance -- Tragedy of the field -- Morphology of the tale -- Primate characters -- Primatology and the carnival world.

"A literary analysis of the popular genre of the informal primatology field narrative. Explores the works of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, and others in the contexts of scientific, literary, and conservation discourses"--Provided by publisher.



9780271067704 9780271067667


Primatology--Authorship.
Primatology--Fieldwork.
Creative nonfiction--History and criticism.


Electronic Books.

QL737 / .S767 2015