The Savage in Literature

Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-67106-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Street, Brian V.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Brian V. Street