| The Romance of the New World: Gender and the Literary Formations of English Colonialism Contributor(s): Linton, Joan Pong (Author), Joan Pong, Linton (Author), Orgel, Stephen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052159457X ISBN-13: 9780521594578 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: This book explores the lively interplay between popular romances and colonial narratives during a crucial period of English and colonial history. Joan Pong Linton argues that while the emergent romance figure of the husband embodies a new ideal of productive masculinity, colonial narratives, in putting this masculinity to the test, often contradict and raise doubts about the ideal. Study of these texts in the context of colonial experience reveals not just the "romance of empire" but also the impact of the New World on English identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) |
| Dewey: 820.932 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6" W x 9" (0.92 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the lively interplay between popular romances and colonial narratives during a crucial period of English and colonial history. Joan Pong Linton argues that while the emergent romance figure of the husband embodies a new ideal of productive masculinity, colonial narratives, in putting this masculinity to the test, often contradict and raise doubts about the ideal. Study of these texts in the context of colonial experience reveals not just the romance of empire but also the impact of the New World on English identity. |