Brian Boyd is the author of Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays and On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction.
Brian Boyd
The Psychologist
Vladimir Nabokov's understanding of human nature anticipated the advances in psychology since his day
by Brian Boyd | Thursday, August 25, 2011
Getting It All Wrong
The proponents of Theory and Cultural Critique could learn a thing or two from bioculture
by Brian Boyd | Friday, September 01, 2006
Nabokov Lives On
Why his unfinished novel, Laura, deserved to be published; what’s left in the voluminous archive of his unpublished work
by Brian Boyd | Monday, March 01, 2010
Purpose-Driven Life
Evolution does not rob life of meaning, but creates meaning. It also makes possible our own capacity for creativity.
by Brian Boyd | Sunday, March 01, 2009
The Art of Literature and the Science of Literature
The delight we get from detecting patterns in books, and in life, can be measured and understood