The last of the race : the growth of a myth from Milton to Darwin /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stafford, Fiona J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:	Fantasy literature, English > History and criticism. Fantasy literature, American > History and criticism. Literature and anthropology > English-speaking countries. Extinction (Biology) in literature. Indigenous peoples in literature. End of the world in literature. Ethnology in literature. Survival in literature. Race in literature. Myth in literature. Literature and anthropology > Great Britain > History. Literature and anthropology > United States > History. Littérature fantastique anglaise > Histoire et critique. Littérature fantastique américaine > Histoire et critique. Littérature et anthropologie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire. Littérature et anthropologie > États-Unis > Histoire. Extinction (Biologie) dans la littérature. Autochtones dans la littérature. Fin du monde dans la littérature. Ethnologie dans la littérature. Survie dans la littérature. Race dans la littérature. Mythe dans la littérature. Littérature et anthropologie > Anglophonie. End of the world in literature Ethnology in literature Fantasy literature, American Fantasy literature, English Indigenous peoples in literature Literature and anthropology Myth in literature Race in literature Survival in literature United States Great Britain English-speaking countries Engels. Letterkunde. Bedreigde soorten. Einde der tijden. Aussterben Edler Wilder Englisch Geschichte Literatur Menschheit Naturvolk Untergang > Motiv Weltuntergang > Motiv Überleben Iwi taketake. Englisch. Geschichte 1650-1900 English literature > Influence of > Myths Electronic books. History Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-320) and index.
ISBN:	9780191670718 0191670715