The Romance of the New World: Gender and the Literary Formations of English Colonialism
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture Series)
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521594545
ISBN13:9780521594547
Release Date:November 1998
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:284 Pages
Weight:1.14 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.7" x 9.1"
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