The highly civilized man : Richard Burton and the Victorian world / Dane Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Dane Keith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.

Explorers.

Scholars--Great Britain--Biography.

Scholars.

Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Biography.

Great Britain.

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.

Burton, Richard Francis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Though best remembered as an adventurer who entered Mecca in disguise and sought the source of the White Nile, Richard Burton contributed so forcefully to his generation that he provides us with a singularly panoramic perspective on the world of the Victorians. Engagingly written and vigorously argued, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of a remarkable man and a crucial era.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

I. The Gypsy

II. The Orientalist

III. The Impersonator

IV. The Explorer

V. The Racist

VI. The Relativist

VII. The Sexologist

VIII. The Afterlife

A Note on Sources

Notes

Acknowledgements

Index

Notes:

Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-674-26505-X

0-674-03948-3

OCLC:

979832442