The Colonizer Abroad : Island Representations in American Prose from Herman Melville to Jack London.

By: McBride, ChristopherMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory SerPublisher: Florence : Routledge, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (153 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203494400Subject(s): American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism | American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Americans -- Foreign countries -- History -- 19th century | Americans -- Foreign countries -- History -- 20th century | Imperialism in literature | Travelers in literature | Travelers' writings, American -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Colonizer Abroad : Island Representations in American Prose from Herman Melville to Jack LondonDDC classification: 810.9 LOC classification: PS366.T73 -- M38 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Series Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One Melville's Typee and the Development of the American Colonial Imagination -- Chapter Two The Colonizing Voice in Cuba: Richard Henry Dana, Jr.'s To Cuba and Back: A Vacation Voyage -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: 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.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Series Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One Melville's Typee and the Development of the American Colonial Imagination -- Chapter Two The Colonizing Voice in Cuba: Richard Henry Dana, Jr.'s To Cuba and Back: A Vacation Voyage -- 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 -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha