Empire in British Girls' Literature and Culture : Imperial Girls, 1880-1915 / by M. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Michelle J., 1979-

Series:

Critical Approaches to Children's Literature, 2753-0833

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex.

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Fiction.

Literature, Modern--19th century.

Literature, Modern.

Gender Studies.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Fiction Literature.

Nineteenth-Century Literature.

Local Subjects:

Gender Studies.

Literary Theory.

Cultural Theory.

Literature.

Fiction Literature.

Nineteenth-Century Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2011.

Place of Publication:

Springer Nature 2011

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the gender and age of the girl may seem to remove her from any significant contribution to empire, this book provides both a new perspective on familiar girls' literature, and the first detailed examination of lesser-known fiction relating the emergence of fictional girl adventurers, castaways and 'ripping' schoolgirls to the British Empire.

Contents:

Introduction: Imperial girls in British literature and culture

Shaping the 'useful' girl: the girl's own paper, 1880-1907

Developing pedagogy and hybridised femininity in the girls' school story

Adventurous girls of the British empire: the novels of Bessie Marchant

Fantastic and domestic girls and the idolisation of 'improving' others

Be(ing) prepared: girl guides, colonial life, and national strength

Microcosms of girlhood: reworking the robinsonade for girls.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613210081

9781283210089

1283210088

9780230317147

0230317146

9780230308121

0230308120

OCLC:

743800558