A kind of suicide’? Errors and misconceptions in Roland Huntford's account of the last days of Scott's polar party
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9224136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen May (0000-0003-3862-4305), George Lewis |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 156-164 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247413000041 |
| OpenAlex | W2162528890 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
In writing and interviews Roland Huntford has stated that at the end of his life Captain Robert Falcon Scott ‘probably’ had no reason to wish to survive, and that he ‘persuaded’ Dr Edward A. Wilson and Lieutenant Henry Bowers to remain in the tent with him when they could have gone forward. This commentary demonstrates that Huntford's interpretation of events shows a serious misunderstanding of the primary sources and historical context; that Wilson and Bowers could not have survived had they gone forward, a fact which Huntford himself understands; and that Scott had extremely strong motivation to wish to return home
Archaeology · Context (archaeology) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Wish · Anthropology · Australian History and Society · History · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |