Victorian Settler Narratives: Emigrants, Cosmopolitans and Returnees in Nineteenth-Century Literature (Gender and Genre) - Hardcover

Wagner, Tamara S

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848931077 ISBN 13: 9781848931077

Publisher: Routledge, 2011

Synopsis

The nineteenth century saw the British Empire at its height. With it came a rapidly expanding English-speaking world and a growing literature to serve it. This collection from a distinguished group of contributors explores a range of topics including literature as imperialist propaganda, the representation of the colonies in British literature, the emergence of literary culture in the colonies and the creation of new gender roles such as 'girl Crusoes' in works of fiction. Based on the comparative study of texts and drawing on examples from throughout the empire, this book has a unique scope, shedding new light on the Victorian settler world and its cultural impact.

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Product Description:

This edited collection from a distinguished group of contributors explores a range of topics including literature as imperialist propaganda, the representation of the colonies in British literature, the emergence of literary culture in the colonies and the creation of new gender roles such as ‘girl Crusoes’ in works of fiction.

Review:

'present[s] a coherent and stimulating set of reflections on its subject' Victorian Studies

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848931077
• ISBN 13: 9781848931077
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 278