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Romantic Literature and Postcolonial Studies (Postcolonial Literary Studies)

Elizabeth A. Bohls

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Description:Demonstrates the importance of postcolonial approaches to understanding the literature of the period 1787-1833Arguing that literature of the Romantic period must be understood in the context of British colonial expansion and imperial rule, this text surveys Romantic literature s role in consolidating Britain as the centre of empire. It highlights the ways in which the expanding print market served readers eager to learn about the wider world: Romantic poetry and travel writing, for example, went hand in hand. Elizabeth Bohls shows that while Exoticism and Orientalism help us understand colonial discourses and imperial ideologies, texts not overtly concerned with the exotic, like Wordsworth s and Austen s, also engage the historical problematic of empire.Key FeaturesCovers travel writing, slave narratives, political prose as well as novels & poetryReads canonical materials (Coleridge, Austen, Scott, Shelley, etc.) in new waysWide coverage: the Romantic Geographies chapter treats travel in the Pacific, Canada/North America, the Caribbean, Africa and India, while the Romantic Orientalism chapter treats writings on India""We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Romantic Literature and Postcolonial Studies (Postcolonial Literary Studies). To get started finding Romantic Literature and Postcolonial Studies (Postcolonial Literary Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Demonstrates the importance of postcolonial approaches to understanding the literature of the period 1787-1833Arguing that literature of the Romantic period must be understood in the context of British colonial expansion and imperial rule, this text surveys Romantic literature s role in consolidating Britain as the centre of empire. It highlights the ways in which the expanding print market served readers eager to learn about the wider world: Romantic poetry and travel writing, for example, went hand in hand. Elizabeth Bohls shows that while Exoticism and Orientalism help us understand colonial discourses and imperial ideologies, texts not overtly concerned with the exotic, like Wordsworth s and Austen s, also engage the historical problematic of empire.Key FeaturesCovers travel writing, slave narratives, political prose as well as novels & poetryReads canonical materials (Coleridge, Austen, Scott, Shelley, etc.) in new waysWide coverage: the Romantic Geographies chapter treats travel in the Pacific, Canada/North America, the Caribbean, Africa and India, while the Romantic Orientalism chapter treats writings on India""We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Romantic Literature and Postcolonial Studies (Postcolonial Literary Studies). To get started finding Romantic Literature and Postcolonial Studies (Postcolonial Literary Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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