02511nam 2200613Ia 450 991081811900332120230721022315.00-674-26505-X0-674-03948-310.4159/9780674039483(CKB)1000000000786992(EBL)3300081(SSID)ssj0000171048(PQKBManifestationID)11184048(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000171048(PQKBWorkID)10238015(PQKB)11073465(MiAaPQ)EBC3300081(DE-B1597)457676(OCoLC)979832442(DE-B1597)9780674039483(Au-PeEL)EBL3300081(CaPaEBR)ebr10312786(OCoLC)923109032(EXLCZ)99100000000078699220070809e20072005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe highly civilized man Richard Burton and the Victorian world /Dane KennedyCambridge, Mass. ;London Harvard University Press20071 online resource (362 p.)Originally published: 2005.0-674-01862-1 0-674-02552-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- I. The Gypsy -- II. The Orientalist -- III. The Impersonator -- IV. The Explorer -- V. The Racist -- VI. The Relativist -- VII. The Sexologist -- VIII. The Afterlife -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- IndexThough best remembered as an adventurer who entered Mecca in disguise and sought the source of the White Nile, Richard Burton contributed so forcefully to his generation that he provides us with a singularly panoramic perspective on the world of the Victorians. Engagingly written and vigorously argued, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of a remarkable man and a crucial era.ExplorersGreat BritainBiographyScholarsGreat BritainBiographyGreat BritainHistoryVictoria, 1837-1901BiographyExplorersScholars910.92Kennedy Dane Keith243793MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818119003321The highly civilized man4095214UNINA