The Savage in Literature

Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920

Brian V. Street (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-67106-5 (ISBN)

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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.

Brian V. Street

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

Erscheinungsdatum	24.12.2017
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	294 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-138-67106-1 / 1138671061
ISBN-13	978-1-138-67106-5 / 9781138671065
Zustand	Neuware