Imperial Masochism: British Fiction, Fantasy, and Social Class

by John Kucich

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British imperialism's favorite literary narrative might seem to be conquest. But real British conquests also generated a surprising cultural obsession with suffering, sacrifice, defeat, and melancholia. "There was," writes John Kucich, "seemingly a different crucifixion scene marking the historical gateway to each colonial theater." In Imperial Masochism, Kucich reveals the central role masochistic forms of voluntary suffering played in...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691127123

ISBN13:9780691127125

Release Date:December 2006

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.13 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Fantasy History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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