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The Man Who Would Be Kipling: The Colonial Fiction and the Frontiers of Exile
Andrew Hagiioannu
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Description for The Man Who Would Be Kipling: The Colonial Fiction and the Frontiers of Exile
Hardcover. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
This study places Kipling's fiction in its original cultural, intellectual and historical contexts, exploring the impact of India, America, South Africa and Edwardian England on his imperialist narratives. Drawing on manuscripts, journalism and unpublished writings, Hagiioannu uncovers the historical significance and hidden meanings of a broad range of Kipling's stories, extending the discussion from the best-known works to a number of less familiar tales. Through a combination of close textual analysis and lively historical coverage, The Man Who Would Be Kipling suggests that Kipling's political ideas and narrative modes are more subtly connected with lived experience and issues of cultural ... Read more
This study places Kipling's fiction in its original cultural, intellectual and historical contexts, exploring the impact of India, America, South Africa and Edwardian England on his imperialist narratives. Drawing on manuscripts, journalism and unpublished writings, Hagiioannu uncovers the historical significance and hidden meanings of a broad range of Kipling's stories, extending the discussion from the best-known works to a number of less familiar tales. Through a combination of close textual analysis and lively historical coverage, The Man Who Would Be Kipling suggests that Kipling's political ideas and narrative modes are more subtly connected with lived experience and issues of cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403920294
SKU
V9781403920294
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99-15
About Andrew Hagiioannu
ANDREW HAGIIOANNU is a Lecturer in English and American studies. He teaches with the Open University, and has published on Kipling and related topics in The Review of English Studies and Essays in Criticism.
Reviews for The Man Who Would Be Kipling: The Colonial Fiction and the Frontiers of Exile
'The author has clearly carried out extensive research into the uncollected and rarely collected material as well as the standard works, and...has had...the opportunity to examine the works in Kipling's library...this is a thought-provoking piece of work, and not something to be skipped through lightly.' - David Page, Editor, Kipling Journal