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

The Savage in Literature: Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920
ISBN-10
1317207459
ISBN-13
9781317207450
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
218
Language
English
Published
2016-07-28
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Brian V. Street

Description

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.

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