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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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.
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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
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
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