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THE LAST OF THE RACE
THE GROWTH OF A MYTH FROM MILTON TO DARWIN |
| By: |
Fiona J. Stafford |
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Hardback |
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£58.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
019811222X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198112228 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
16 June, 1994 |
| Pages: |
338 |
| Description: |
The perennial fascination with the end of the world has given rise to many `last men', from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. This is an innovative and wide-ranging study of the myth of `The Last of the Race' as it develops in a range of texts from the late seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries. Among the writers discussed are Milton, Burnet, Defoe, Ossian, Cowper, Wordsworth, Byron, Mary Shelley, FenimoreCooper, Bulwer-Lytton, and Darwin. |
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This is an innovative and wide-ranging study of the myth of 'The Last of the Race' as it develops in a range of literary and non-literary texts from the late seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries. The perennial fascination with the end of the world has given rise to many 'last men', from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. Endangered peoples such as the Maasai or Bush People, continue to attract intense interest. Fiona Stafford begins with Milton and ends with Darwin, exploring the myth-making of their texts in the light of contemporary literary, scientific, political and religious views. Chapters on Milton, Burnet, Defoe, Ossian, Cowper, Wordsworth, Byron, Mary Shelley, Fenimore Cooper, Bulwer-Lytton, and Darwin combine to form an important account of the traces of this most resonant of cultural preoccupations, providing a distinguished contribution to cultural history as well as to literary studies. |
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4 halftones |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Clarendon Press |
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