The Colonizer Abroad: Island Representations in American Prose from Herman Melville to Jack LondonLooking 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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The Colonizer Abroad: American Writers on Foreign Soil, 1846-1912 Christopher Mark McBride No preview available - 2004 |
The Colonizer Abroad: Island Representations in American Prose from Herman ... Christopher McBride No preview available - 2009 |
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