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The Last of the Race: The Growth of a Myth from Milton to Darwin
Fiona J. Stafford
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hardcover. A 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-17th to late-19th centuries, from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; DSBF; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694. Good clean copy showing some age and shelfwear. Some scoring to half title and title page including ownership details and Ex Libris stamp. Some warping to dust jacket and front board. Remains good copy with clean text and crisp pages
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford Oxford
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198112228
SKU
KMK0024963
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Reviews for The Last of the Race: The Growth of a Myth from Milton to Darwin
accomplished study...Her book is stimulating and introductory...arresting and original... Complex intellectual history is lucidly explained
Times Higher Education Supplement
This is a very ambitious project, and Stafford draws on a vast range of primary and secondary texts, non-literary as well as literary ... her book offers us an original perspective on a wealth of writers from the late ... Read more
Times Higher Education Supplement
This is a very ambitious project, and Stafford draws on a vast range of primary and secondary texts, non-literary as well as literary ... her book offers us an original perspective on a wealth of writers from the late ... Read more