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100 1 a| Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft,d| 1797-1851e| author.=| ^A32041;

245 14 a| The last man :b| authoritative text, contexts, criticism /c| Mary Shelley ; edited by Chris Washington.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York, N.Y. :b| W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,c| [2023];

300 a| xxiii, 571 pages ;c| 22 cm.;

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490 1 a| A Norton critical edition;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 0 a| The text of The last man -- Contexts. Background and sources -- Reception and impact -- Other work by the Shelleys -- Other Last man texts -- Criticism.;

520 a| "This Norton Critical Edition of The Last Man features Mary Shelley's original 1826 science-fiction text with editorial annotations. One of the first dystopian novels, The Last Man examines the end of Romantic ideals in British government and follows a mysterious plague which nearly wipes out the Earth's population. The "Contexts" section provides philosophies and insights from thinkers who would have influenced Mary Shelley such as Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, as well as her contemporaries, including her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley and close friend, Lord Byron. In the "Criticism" section, scholars provide modern analyses through the lenses of feminism, race, queerness, and even the AIDS epidemic. A selected bibliography and chronology are also included"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The last man : authoritative text, contexts, criticism / Mary Shelley ; edited by Chris Washington.

Author/creator	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft author.
Other author	Washington, Chris (David Christopher), 1980- editor.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2023]
Description	xxiii, 571 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects	Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Last man. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851--Criticism and interpretation. Twenty-first century--Fiction. End of the world--Fiction. Plague--Fiction. Science fiction, English--Women authors. --19th century. --History and criticism. Vingt et unième siècle--Romans, nouvelles, etc. Fin du monde--Romans, nouvelles, etc. Peste--Romans, nouvelles, etc.

Series	A Norton critical edition Norton critical edition. ^A538572
Contents	The text of The last man -- Contexts. Background and sources -- Reception and impact -- Other work by the Shelleys -- Other Last man texts -- Criticism.
Abstract	"This Norton Critical Edition of The Last Man features Mary Shelley's original 1826 science-fiction text with editorial annotations. One of the first dystopian novels, The Last Man examines the end of Romantic ideals in British government and follows a mysterious plague which nearly wipes out the Earth's population. The "Contexts" section provides philosophies and insights from thinkers who would have influenced Mary Shelley such as Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, as well as her contemporaries, including her husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley and close friend, Lord Byron. In the "Criticism" section, scholars provide modern analyses through the lenses of feminism, race, queerness, and even the AIDS epidemic. A selected bibliography and chronology are also included"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Genre/form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/form	Fiction.
LCCN	2022010512
ISBN	9780393887822 paperback
ISBN	0393887820 paperback

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