Christopher McBride

The Colonizer Abroad

Island Representations in American Prose from Herman Melville to Jack London

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780415970624
• ISBN-10: 0415970628
• Artikelnr.: 22364178

Autorenporträt

Christopher McBride completed his Ph.D. in English in 2001 at the Claremont Graduate University, and is currently a member of the English faculty at Solano College. He has published articles on American conjure stories, Herman Melville, William Dean Howells, and Mary Austin.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents 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