The Savage in Literature: Representations of 'primitive' society in English fiction 1858-1920Routledge, 28.07.2016 - 222 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
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2 The English abroad | 18 |
classification scientific and fictitious | 49 |
hierarchy and racial theory | 78 |
5 Heredity and environment | 106 |
6 Primitive politics in popular literature | 129 |
7 Primitive religion in popular literature | 154 |
Notes | 185 |
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