Narrating Africa: George Henty and the Fiction of Empire

ISBN-13: 9780815332756 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 224 str.

Mawuena Kossi Logan

Opis

This work focuses on George Henty's novels as a prototype of the literature that emerged with the rise of British imperialism. It also assesses the role of 19th-century literature, both in the perpetuation of stereotypes vis-a-vis Africa, and in the socialization of young adults.

Spis treści

Introduction CHAPTER 1 Africa and Europe: The Historic Encounter and Its Legacy CHAPTER 2 Pre-Henty: Juvenile Novels and the British Empire CHAPTER 3 To Africa With Henty: The Socio[1]Cultural Background CHAPTER 4 To Africa with Henty: The Gold Coast and the Sudan CHAPTER 5 To South Africa with Henty CHAPTER 6 Henty’s Literary Compatriots: Rider Haggard and Joseph Conrad CHAPTER 7 Conclusion: Legacy and Impact of Nineteenth-Century Juvenile Literature

O autorze

Mawuena Kossi Logan