Fictions of Empire : Complete Texts with Introduction, Historical Contexts, Critical Essays

Fictions of Empire : Complete Texts with Introduction, Historical Contexts, Critical Essays

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  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780618084883
  • DDC分類 823.809358

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This unique volume brings together for the first time these three short fictional works written by British authors in the late 1880s and 1890s. Each writer takes a different perspective on the topic of imperialism. Contextual materials include related works by Darwin, Melville, and other contemporaries; biographical backgrounds; and modern reactions to the novels.

Contents

About this Series Introduction A Note on Texts I. Historical Contexts Charles Darwin, From The Descent of Man Benjamin Kidd, From Social Evolution William E. Gladstone, From "The First Home Rule Bill" John Atkinson Hobson, From Imperialism John Robert Seeley, From The Expansion of England George Otto Trevelyan, From Cawnpore Stephen Knight, From The Brotherhood William Ellis, From Polynesian Researches Herman Melville, From Typee Henry Morton Stanley, From In Darkest Africa George Washington Williams, "An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II" King Leopold II, "Letter from the King of the Belgians" II. Biographical Contexts Ashis Nandy, From The Intimate Enemy Rudyard Kipling, From a Letter to Margaret Burne-Jones Robert Louis Stevenson, From a Letter to Sidney Colvin Roslyn Jolly, "Robert Louis Stevenson and Samoan History: Crossing the Roman Wall" Joseph Conrad, Letter to Marguerite Poradowska W.G. Sebald, From The Rings of Saturn III. Fictions of Empire Rudyard Kipling, The Man Who Would Be King Robert Louis Stevenson, The Beach of Falesa Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness IV. Ancillary Texts Rudyard Kipling, "Recessional" Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden" Robert Louis Stevenson, From In the South Seas Robert Louis Stevenson, From a Letter to the Times Joseph Conrad, From "Geography and Some Explorers" V. Critical Responses Zohreh T. Sullivan, From "The Worst Muckers" Katherine Linehan, "Taking Up With Kanakas: Stevenson's Complex Social Criticism in 'The Beach of Falesa" Chinua Achebe, "An Image of Africa" Patrick Brantlinger, "Heart of Darkness: Anti-Imperialism, Racism, or Impressionism?" Chronology Works Cited For Further Reading