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The fire in the stone : prehistoric fiction from Charles Darwin to Jean M. Auel / Nicholas Ruddick.
Van Pelt Library PN3433.6 .R83 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruddick, Nicholas, 1952-
- Series:
- Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
- The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction--History and criticism.
- Science fiction.
- Evolution (Biology) in literature.
- Prehistoric peoples in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2009]
- Contents:
- Generic evolution. From Boitard's Paris before man to London's Before Adam ; From Rosny's First artist to del Rey's last neanderthal ; From Fisher's "Testament of man" to Auel's "Earth's children"
- Thematic evolution. Nature and human nature ; Sex and gender ; Race or the human race ; A cultural triad : language, religion, art.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780819569004
- 0819569003
- OCLC:
- 236349874
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