{"product_id":"human-prehistory-in-fiction-charles-de-paolo-9780786414178","title":"Human Prehistory in Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e What was the world like for people thousands of years ago? How can we know? Through fiction? This is a work of literary criticism, and more. It begins with a discussion of the problem of authenticity and then considers twelve pieces of fiction that depict human prehistory: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e H.G. Wells' \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Doctor Moreau, \u003c\/i\u003e Pierre Boulle's \u003ci\u003eThe Planet of the Apes, \u003c\/i\u003e Jules Verne's \u003ci\u003eThe Village in the Treetops, \u003c\/i\u003e Edgar Rice Burroughs' \u003ci\u003eThe Land That Time Forgot, \u003c\/i\u003e the struggle for legitimacy in Wells' \"The Grisly Folk,\" the Tasmanian analogue in Lester Del Rey's \"The Day Is Done,\" William Golding's \u003ci\u003eThe Inheritors, \u003c\/i\u003e \"the promise of humanity\" in Arthur C. Clarke's \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey, \u003c\/i\u003e the theme of \"a god among the heathen\" in Wells' \"The Lord of the Dynamos\" and other works, Jean Auel's \u003ci\u003eThe Clan of the Cave Bear, \u003c\/i\u003e J.H. Rosny-Aine's \u003ci\u003eQuest for Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e and Wells' \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine: An Invention.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A final chapter considers the paleoanthropologist as literary critic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles De Paolo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786414170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786414178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.48w x 0.40d","brand":"Charles De Paolo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087476834559,"sku":"9780786414178","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_313f0170-44ff-444e-aff0-5056dd79c9db.jpg?v=1753850001","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/human-prehistory-in-fiction-charles-de-paolo-9780786414178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}