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- catalog abstract "During the last thirty years of the nineteenth century the British Empire increased enormously and by 1900 the Empire covered a fifth of the world's land surface. In Britain itself, the growth of Empire came to the centre of the political debate and was applauded by a large sympathetic press. Two sides of imperialism had emerged - the acquisition of territory and a campaign of propaganda to make imperialism 'popular'. Both are the subject of this book. The Language of Empire describes how the Empire was constructed, given shape and meaning, for its contemporaries. The author explores how the imperial 'story' was imagined and how the day-to-day activities of its participants were understood. He focuses on both the face of Empire as it was presented to the public, and at the lives of individual imperial soldiers or adventurers, exploring how the idea of Empire gave meaning to the actions of its participants. The author defines the role of discourse in determining this perception of reality - looking at the construction of Empire through the huge body of popular texts ranging from fiction, poetry and children's stories to history and biography. This study will appeal to readers interested in British imperialism, those engaging in literature and cultural studies as well as to specialists in colonial history.".
- catalog contributor b6866173.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Colonies Public opinion.".
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "1. A poetics of war -- 2. The Island Story -- 3. Deeds of Glory -- 4. The invention of Rhodesia -- 5. The Laureate of Empire -- and his chorus -- 6. Soldiers of fortune -- 7. Popular fictions.".
- catalog description "During the last thirty years of the nineteenth century the British Empire increased enormously and by 1900 the Empire covered a fifth of the world's land surface. In Britain itself, the growth of Empire came to the centre of the political debate and was applauded by a large sympathetic press. Two sides of imperialism had emerged - the acquisition of territory and a campaign of propaganda to make imperialism 'popular'. Both are the subject of this book.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-259) and index.".
- catalog description "The Language of Empire describes how the Empire was constructed, given shape and meaning, for its contemporaries. The author explores how the imperial 'story' was imagined and how the day-to-day activities of its participants were understood. He focuses on both the face of Empire as it was presented to the public, and at the lives of individual imperial soldiers or adventurers, exploring how the idea of Empire gave meaning to the actions of its participants.".
- catalog description "The author defines the role of discourse in determining this perception of reality - looking at the construction of Empire through the huge body of popular texts ranging from fiction, poetry and children's stories to history and biography. This study will appeal to readers interested in British imperialism, those engaging in literature and cultural studies as well as to specialists in colonial history.".
- catalog extent "xii, 268 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Language of empire.".
- catalog identifier "0719037492 (hard)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Language of empire.".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in imperialism".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York, NY, USA : Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog relation "Language of empire.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Colonies Public opinion.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "820.9/008 20".
- catalog subject "English literature 19th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English literature 20th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Imperialism Public opinion History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Imperialism Public opinion History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Imperialism in literature.".
- catalog subject "Metaphor.".
- catalog subject "Myth in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR468.I49 M33 1994".
- catalog subject "Popular literature Great Britain History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. A poetics of war -- 2. The Island Story -- 3. Deeds of Glory -- 4. The invention of Rhodesia -- 5. The Laureate of Empire -- and his chorus -- 6. Soldiers of fortune -- 7. Popular fictions.".
- catalog title "The language of empire : myths and metaphors of popular imperialism, 1880-1918 / Robert H. MacDonald.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".