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UNINA9910476817203321 |
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Autore |
McBride Christopher Mark <1968-> |
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Titolo |
The colonizer abroad : American writers on foreign soil, 1846-1912 / / Christopher Mark McBride |
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New York : , : Taylor & Francis, , [2004] |
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©2004 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (184 pages) |
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Collana |
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Literary criticism and cultural theory |
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Soggetti |
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Travelers' writings, American - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Melville's Typee and the Development of the American Colonial Imagination -- Chapter Two: The Colonizer in Cuba: Richard Henry Dana's To Cuba and Back -- Chapter Three: "The kings of the Sandwich Islands": Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii and Postbellum American Imperialism -- Chapter Four: Charles Warren Stoddard and the American "HomoColonial" Literary Excursion -- Chapter Five: "And Who Are These White Men?": Jack London's The House of Pride and American Colonization of the Hawaiian Islands -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Looking at a diverse series of authors--Herman Melville, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Mark Twain, Charles Warren Stoddard, and Jack London--"The Colonizer Abroad" claims that as the U.S. emerged as a colonial power in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the literature of the sea became a literature of imperialism. This book applies postcolonial theory to the travel writing of some of America's best-known authors, revealing the ways in which America's travel fiction and nonfiction have both reflected and shaped society. |
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