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
Studies the five writers widely read in the age of British imperialism. These writers bore emotional scars and as adults bolstered their fragile psychic states through fantasies of empire. It is said that, "Love's loss is empire's gain", and for these writers, this work shows, empire presented an opportunity to compensate for childhood calamity. more details

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Author Simmons , Diane Simmons
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9781845191566
Publication Date 09/03/2008
Publisher Sussex Academic Press
Manufacturer Sussex Academic Press
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Studies the five writers widely read in the age of British imperialism. These writers bore emotional scars and as adults bolstered their fragile psychic states through fantasies of empire. It is said that, "Love's loss is empire's gain", and for these writers, this work shows, empire presented an opportunity to compensate for childhood calamity.
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