Human evolution and fantastic Victorian fiction / Anna Neill.
| Author/creator | Neill, Anna, 1965- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in speculative fiction |
| Contents | Introduction: Strange stories and the descent of mind -- Phylogeny recapitulates ontogeny : fantastic evolution and fairy science in The water-babies -- Developmental nonsense in the Alice tales -- Orality, print, and evolution in the Just so stories -- Becoming animal in The island of Doctor Moreau -- The machinate literary mammal : Samuel Butler's strange stories -- Exotic geography, natural religion, and the liberal case against eugenics in Flatland -- Deep time and the socialist utopia -- Coda: Shallowing the past. |
| Abstract | "This book explores fantastic Victorian and early Edwardian fictions -utopias, dystopias, nonsense literature, gothic horror, and children's fables- as responses to Darwinian anthropology after 1860"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020054829 |
| ISBN | 9780367722814 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |