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The Narcissism of Empire: Loss, Rage and Revenge in Thomas De Quincey, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and Isak Dinesen
The Narcissism of Empire Loss Rage and Revenge in Thomas De Quincey Robert Louis Stevenson Arthur Conan Doyle Rudyard Kipling and Isak Dinesen
Author: Diane Simmons
Widely read in the age of British imperialism and still popular today, the five writers studied here have allowed millions to participate vicariously in the imperial project. Yet all of these writers, so instrumental in popularising the imperial agenda of power and dominance, bore deep emotional scars and as adults bolstered their fragile psychi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781845191573
ISBN-10: 1845191579
Pages: 148
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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