{"product_id":"the-missionary-an-indian-tale-9781551112633","title":"The Missionary: An Indian Tale","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in seventeenth-century India, \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e focuses on the relationship between Hilarion, a Portuguese missionary to India, and Luxima, an Indian prophetess. Both are aristocratic, devoted to their religions, bound by vows of chastity, and begin the novel biased against other cultures. This Broadview Literary Texts edition also includes extensive primary source appendices that situate the novel in relation to Irish, Portuguese and Indian history, as well as to the literature of sensibility and travel writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lady Morgan's \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting tale of cultural encounter and trans-racial romance set in early colonial India, whose tragic conclusion casts a sceptical light on the seemingly triumphant march of European imperialism. Morgan's heroine Luxima exerted such a powerful effect on the imagination of the young Percy Shelley that he wrote ‘since I have read this book I have read no other—but I have thought strangely.' In this splendid, extensively-documented edition, Julia Wright locates the novel in the historical context of British imperial consolidation in India, as well as in Morgan's native Ireland in the aftermath of the Act of Union. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Romantic Orientalism, Ireland, and the development of the early nineteenth-century novel.” - Nigel Leask, Queens' College, University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not readily available until now, Sydney Owenson's remarkable novel is given new life in this excellent edition. Set in the turbulent years of Spanish-Portuguese conflict in India, \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating commentary on the pernicious effects of European colonialism and religious intolerance. Wright's introduction expertly establishes the novel's parallel meanings for Ireland and India under British rule. The supplementary historical and literary materials are comprehensive and well-selected, providing invaluable insight into the broad themes of \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e. Readers will welcome the timely publication of this extraordinary novel.” - Gauri Viswanathan, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eSydney Owenson (Lady Morgan): A Brief Chronology\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Missionary: An Indian Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eVol. I\u003cbr\u003eVol. II\u003cbr\u003eVol. II\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplanatory Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Imperial Administration and Religious Difference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom François Bernier, \u003cem\u003eBernier’s Voyage to the East Indies\u003c\/em\u003e (1671-72)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Alexander Dow, “A Dissertation concerning the Customs, Manners, Language, Religion, and Philosophyof the Hindoos” (1768)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Alexander Dow, “Dissertation on the Origin of Despotism in Indostan” (1772)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom [Quintin Craufurd], \u003cem\u003eSketches Chiefly Relating to the History, Religion, Learning, and Manners of the Hindoos\u003c\/em\u003e(1790)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Sir William Jones, Preface to \u003cem\u003eInstitutes of Hindu Law: Or, the Ordinances of Menu\u003c\/em\u003e (1796)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Sydney Owenson, \u003cem\u003ePatriotic Sketches of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e (1807)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Extract from the Minutes of the Court of Directors” (1809)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom J. J. Stockdale, Preface to \u003cem\u003eThe History of the Inquisitions\u003c\/em\u003e (1810)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Charles Grant, \u003cem\u003eObservations, On the State of SocietyAmong the Asiatic Subjects of Great Britain\u003c\/em\u003e (1813)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom James Mill, \u003cem\u003eHistory of British India\u003c\/em\u003e (1817)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Rev. of Lady Morgans \u003cem\u003eDramatic Scenes from Real Life\u003c\/em\u003e and “Illustrations of the State of Ireland” (1833)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom George Salmon, \u003cem\u003eThe Indian Mutiny and Missions: A Sermon\u003c\/em\u003e (1857)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Reviews of and Responses to Owenson’s Writing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Rev. of \u003cem\u003eWoman: Or, Ida of Athens, Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e (1809)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Rev. of \u003cem\u003eThe Daughters of Isenberg: A Bavarian Romance\u003c\/em\u003e, by Alicia Tindal Palmer, \u003cem\u003eQuarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e (1810)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRev. of \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBritish Critic\u003c\/em\u003e (1811)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Rev. of \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCritical Review\u003c\/em\u003e (1811)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Rev. of \u003cem\u003eFrance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e (1817)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Glorvinas Warning,” \u003cem\u003eBlackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e (1819)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Rev. of \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Times of Salvator Rosa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEdinburgh Review\u003c\/em\u003e (1824)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Rev. of \u003cem\u003eDramatic Scenes from Real Life\u003c\/em\u003e and “Illustrations of the State of Ireland,” \u003cem\u003eEdinburgh Review\u003c\/em\u003e (1833)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Henry F. Chorley, “Lady Morgan,” \u003cem\u003eThe Authors of England\u003c\/em\u003e (1838)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRev. of \u003cem\u003eLuxima, the Prophetess: A Tale of India, Literary Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e (1859)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: A Selection of Owenson’s Poetry from \u003cem\u003ePoems\u003c\/em\u003e (1801) and \u003cem\u003eThe Lay of an Irish Harp\u003c\/em\u003e (1807)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The Lyre”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Sonnet”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The Sigh”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Retrospection”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Fragment I: The Irish Harp”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Fragment HI: To Mrs. Lefanue”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Fragment X: The Boudoir”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Fragment XXIV: To him who said, ‘You live onlyfor the World’”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Fragment XXX: The Minstrel Boy”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49532088287575,"sku":"9781551112633","price":27.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781551112633.jpg?v=1731885590","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-missionary-an-indian-tale-9781551112633","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}