| The Romance of the New World Contributor(s): Linton, Joan Pong (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521594545 ISBN-13: 9780521594547 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1998 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 |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| LCCN: 97030145 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.66" W x 9.08" (1.14 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| 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. |