The Savage in Literature: Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920 / Edition 1

by Brian V. Street

Overview

First published in 1975, this study is concerned with the representation of non-European people in English popular fiction in the period from 1858-1920. It examines the developments in thinking about people across the world and shows how they affected writers’ views of evolution, race, heredity and of the life of the so-called ‘primitive’ man.

This book will be of interest to those studying 19^th century literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138671010
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/19/2016
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel , #37
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Literary themes and anthropological writings 2. The English abroad 3. Evolution and race in popular literature: classification, scientific and fictitious 4. Evolution and race in popular literature: hierarchy and racial theory 5. Hereditary and environment 6. ‘Primitive’ politics in popular literature 7. ‘Primitive’ religion in popular literature; Notes; Bibliography; Index