The man who would be Kipling : the colonial fiction and the frontiers of exile / Andrew Hagiioannu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hagiioannu, Andrew, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936--Criticism and interpretation.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936--Political and social views.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936--Homes and haunts.

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936.

Politics and literature--Great Britain.

Literature and society--Great Britain.

Imperialism in literature.

Colonies in literature.

Exiles in literature.

Literature and society.

Politics and literature.

Political and social views.

Criticism and interpretation.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

ix, 222 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

This study places Kipling's fiction in its original cultural, intellectual and historical contexts, exploring the impact of India, America, South Africa and Edwardian England on his imperialist narratives. Drawing on manuscripts, journalism and unpublished writings, Hagiioannu uncovers the historical significance and hidden meanings of a broad range of Kipling's stories, extending the discussion from the best-known works to a number of less familiar tales. Through a combination of close textual analysis and lively historical coverage, "The Man Who Would Be Kipling suggests that Kipling's political ideas and narrative modes are more subtly connected with lived experience and issues of cultural environment than critics have formerly recognized.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-215) and index.

ISBN:

140392029X

OCLC:

52348903