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 19th century literature.
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 19th century literature.
The Savage in Literature: Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920
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The Savage in Literature: Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920
222Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138671010 |
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| 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) |