Abstract
This essay considers a little-known early sf novel by Jean-Baptiste Cousin de Grainville, I.e Demier homme [The Last Man, 1805]. It reviews the literature on this text, describes it for unfamiliar readers, and analyzes its early implementation of a number of sf tropes, situating it as the foundational text of what might be considered a subgenre of sf: the Last Man narrative.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 314-340 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Science-Fiction Studies |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Jul 1 2014 |