What role do objects play in realist narratives as they move between societies and their different systems of value as commodities, as charms, as gifts, as trophies, or as curses? This book explores how the struggle to represent objects in British colonial realism corresponded with historical struggles over the material world and its significance.
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List of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Reading Colonial Realism Taking Objects for Origins: Victorian Ethnography and Heart of Darkness The Uncanny Object Lessons of Mary Kingsley and Edward Blyden Realism and Realia in Colonial Southern Africa Artful Tales and Indigenous Arts in The Story of an African Farm Coda Notes Bibliography IndexMengenai Pengarang
DEBORAH SHAPPLE SPILLMAN is assistant professor in the Department of English at the University of Oregon, USA.
Bahasa Inggeris ● Format PDF ● Halaman-halaman 245 ● ISBN 9780230378018 ● Saiz fail 1.9 MB ● Penerbit Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Bandar raya London ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2012 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 4970012 ● Salin perlindungan Social DRM