Produkt
KlappentextIn this fascinating book, Reid examines Robert Louis Stevenson's writings in the context of late-Victorian evolutionist thought, arguing that an interest in 'primitive' life is at the heart of his work.
ZusammenfassungHas a thoroughly interdisciplinary approachProvides critical readings of both well-known and minor texts by Stevenson Offers a new interpretation which reconciles the Scottish and Polynesian StevensonsExplores the cultural meaning of fin-de-siècle debates about evolutionOffers critical arguments about the current debates concerning the relations of science and literature in the Victorian period - large growth area currently in literary studiesUses previously unpublished material from the Stevenson archive at Yale University Now available in paperback for the first time
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-230-23032-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2006
Erscheinungsdatum28.06.2006
Auflage2006
Seiten241 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht330 g
IllustrationenXIII, 241 p.
Artikel-Nr.14901166
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GenreLexika/Sprachen