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British Representations of Latin America
Luz Elena Ramirez
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Description for British Representations of Latin America
Examines British literary representations of Latin America from the 16th through the 20th centuries, with particular attention to travel writing and fiction published during and after Latin American independence. This work argues that British representations of Latin America reveal an authorial freedom to advance imperial and commercial projects. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2AB; 3J; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Ramirez examines British literary representations of Latin America from the 16th through the 20th centuries, with particular attention to travel writing and fiction published during and after Latin American independence. Locating these representations within the political and economic histories of the countries in which they are set, she places works by Sir Walter Ralegh, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Malcolm Lowry, and Graham Greene within a critical context that can best be called ""Americanist"" and surveys the prominent themes of these works. She also examines their imperialist impulses and their changing master cultural narratives, from Charles Gould's ""idea"" of empire ... Read more
Ramirez examines British literary representations of Latin America from the 16th through the 20th centuries, with particular attention to travel writing and fiction published during and after Latin American independence. Locating these representations within the political and economic histories of the countries in which they are set, she places works by Sir Walter Ralegh, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, Malcolm Lowry, and Graham Greene within a critical context that can best be called ""Americanist"" and surveys the prominent themes of these works. She also examines their imperialist impulses and their changing master cultural narratives, from Charles Gould's ""idea"" of empire ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813030814
SKU
V9780813030814
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About Luz Elena Ramirez
Luz Elena Ramirez is associate professor of English at California State University, San Bernardino.
Reviews for British Representations of Latin America
Clear and well documented, this is a very important contribution to the rich, varied work on British imperial activities and to postcolonial studies. - Helen M. Cooper, Stony Brook University