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Imperial masochism : British fiction, fantasy, and social class /

British imperialism's favorite literary narrative might seem to be conquest. But real British conquests also generated a surprising cultural obsession with suffering, sacrifice, defeat, and melancholia. "There was," writes John Kucich, "seemingly a different crucifixion scene mar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kucich, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Melancholy magic: Robert Louis Stevenson's evangelical anti-imperialism
  • Olive Schreiner's preoedipal dreams: feminism, class, and the South African War
  • Sadomasochism and the magical group: Kipling's middle-class imperialism
  • The masochism of the craft: Conrad's imperial professionalism.