Imperial Masochism : : British Fiction, Fantasy, and Social Class / / John Kucich.
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 mar...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note On Texts
- Introduction. Fantasy and Ideology
- Chapter One. Melancholy Magic
- Chapter Two. Olive Schreiner's Preoedipal Dreams
- Chapter Three. Sadomasochism and the Magical Group
- Chapter Four. The Masochism of the Craft
- Conclusion
- Index