Victorian literature and postcolonial studies / Patrick Brantlinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brantlinger, Patrick, 1941-

Series:

Postcolonial literary studies (Edinburgh University Press)

Postcolonial literary studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Imperialism in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2009.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Chapter 1 Exploring the Terrain; Chapter 2 Debates; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-174) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-08792-4

9786612087929

0-7486-3305-7

OCLC:

1306538480