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The Last Man
Engelsk Paperback
The Last Man
Engelsk Paperback

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''The last man! I may well describe that solitary being''s feelings, feeling myself as the last relic of a beloved race, my companions extinct before me.'' Mary Shelley, Journal (May 1824). Best remembered as the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley wrote The Last Man eight years later, on returning to England from Italy after her husband''s death. It is the twenty-first century, and England is a republic governed by a ruling elite, one of whom, Adrian, Earl of Windsor, has introduced a Cumbrian boy to the circle. This outsider, Lionel Verney, narrates the story, a tale of complicated, tragic love, and of the gradual extermination of the human race by plague. The Last Man also functions as an intriguing roman à clef, for the saintly Adrian is a monument to Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his friend Lord Raymond is a portrait of Byron. The novel offers a vision of the future that expresses a reaction against Romanticism, as Shelley demonstrates the failure of the imagination and of art to redeem her doomed characters. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
512
ISBN-13:
9780199552351
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
0199552355
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Udg. Dato:
14 aug 2008
Længde:
15mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
195mm
Forlag:
Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato:
14 aug 2008
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