Victorian literature and postcolonial studies /
This book surveys the impact of the British Empire on nineteenth-century British literature from a postcolonial perspective. It explains both pro-imperialist themes and attitudes in works by major Victorian authors, and also points of resistance to and criticisms of the Empire such as abolitionism,...
| Основен автор: | Brantlinger, Patrick, 1941- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
℗♭2009.
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| Серия: |
Postcolonial literary studies.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=272072 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Victorian literature and postcolonial studies. |
| Резюме: |
This book surveys the impact of the British Empire on nineteenth-century British literature from a postcolonial perspective. It explains both pro-imperialist themes and attitudes in works by major Victorian authors, and also points of resistance to and criticisms of the Empire such as abolitionism, as well as the first stirrings of nationalism in India and elsewhere. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxi, 180 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-174) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780748633050 0748633057 |