The Colonizer Abroad
Island Representations in American Prose from Herman Melville to Jack London
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
| Author: | Christopher McBride | ISBN: | 9781135877392 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christopher McBride |
| ISBN: | 9781135877392 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 1, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
