{"product_id":"english-magic-and-imperial-madness-9781476686271","title":"English Magic and Imperial Madness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Regency England was a pivotal time of political uncertainty, with a changing monarchy, the Napoleonic Wars, and a population explosion in London. In Susanna Clarke''s fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e, the era is also witness to the unexpected return of magic. Locating the consequences of this eruption of magical unreason within the context of England''s imperial history, this study examines Merlin and his legacy, the roles of magicians throughout history, the mythology of disenchantment, the racism at work in the character of Stephen Black, the meaning behind the fantasy of magic''s return, and the Englishness of English magic itself. Looking at the larger historical context of magic and its links to colonialism, the book offers both a fuller understanding of the ethical visions underlying Clarke''s groundbreaking novel of madness intertwined with magic, while challenging readers to rethink connections among national identity, rationality, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrologue: Merlin's Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Mystic Robe of Midnight Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mythological Magician\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMerlin's Imperial Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. The Fantasy of a Return\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Modern Fantasy of Return\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Englishness of English Magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagic's Persistence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Writing, Text, Mythology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the Texts of the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Man Who Was Also a Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting History, Writing Fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. An Artificial Myth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual Perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe English Malady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMythologies and Evasions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. Through the ­Looking-Glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Paper Mirror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Monarch and the Mirror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nameless Slave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Imperialism's Magic Helper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnthropology and Unreason\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Illusionist's Mission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Magic Helper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. The Reason of Unreason\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagic and Madness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReason's Double\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReason and Unreason\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue: New Constellations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Starry Heavens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026gt;Endless Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeyond Disenchantment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sky Speaks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040497041751,"sku":"9781476686271","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686271.jpg?v=1750946932","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/english-magic-and-imperial-madness-9781476686271","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}