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Book SynopsisThis book surveys the impact of the British Empire on nineteenth-century British literature from a postcolonial perspective.
Trade ReviewWith clarity and economy, a broad vista of political, socio-cultural and geographical factors are viewed, combining perspectives on the imperial source material with the critiques offered by postcolonial reassessments -- aesthetic and ethical. Brantlinger's longstanding scholarly expertise in this area is adroitly condensed into a mere 180 pages ... this concise yet considerable scope is the work's strength and should see it become a necessary guide to an almost unmanageably complex area. Routledge ABES With clarity and economy, a broad vista of political, socio-cultural and geographical factors are viewed, combining perspectives on the imperial source material with the critiques offered by postcolonial reassessments -- aesthetic and ethical. Brantlinger's longstanding scholarly expertise in this area is adroitly condensed into a mere 180 pages ... this concise yet considerable scope is the work's strength and should see it become a necessary guide to an almost unmanageably complex area.
Table of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Exploring the Terrain: Introduction: Nineteenth-Century Literature and Imperialism; Slavery and Empire in Romantic and Early Victorian Literature; The Empire Cleans Up Its Act; Emigration Narratives; Thrilling Adventures; Race and Character; Imperial Gothic; Debates: Imperial Historiography, Marxism, and Postcolonialism; Gender, Sexuality, and Race; Orientalism(s); 'Mimicry' versus 'Going Native'; Can Subalterns Speak?; Case Studies: Homecomings; Tennyson, Yeats, and Celticism; Oriental Desires and Imperial Boys: Romancing India; Imperial Boys: Romancing Africa; Coda; Primary Sources; Works Cited; Secondary Sources; Further Reading
