Description |
1 online resource (vii, 271 pages) |
Contents |
Introduction -- Oliver Schreiner "The story of an African farm" -- Sara Jeannette Duncan "A daughter of today" -- Henry Handel Richardson "The getting of Wisdom" -- Conclusion: from heroine to hero |
Summary |
Empire Girls: the colonial heroine comes of age is a critical examination of three novels by writers from different regions of the British Empire: Olive Schreiner - The Story of An African Farm (South Africa), Sara Jeannette Duncan - A Daughter of Today (Canada) and Henry Handel Richardson - The Getting of Wisdom (Australia). All three commence as conventional Bildungsromane, yet the plots of all diverge from the usual narrative structure, as a result of both their colonial origins and the clash between their aspirational heroines and the plots available to them. In an analysis including gender, empire, nation and race, Empire Girls provides new critical perspectives on the ways in which this dominant narrative form from the centre of empire performs very differently when taken out of its metropolitan setting |
Analysis |
south african literature |
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sara jeanette duncan |
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australian literature |
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a daughter of today |
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kunstlerromanimperialism |
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mandy treagus |
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bildungsroman |
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brithish empire |
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empire girls |
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colonial heroine |
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female protagonist |
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henry handel richardson |
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white women's writing |
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othering |
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feminism |
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canadadian literature |
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olive schreiner |
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the story of an african farm |
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the getting of wisdom |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) |
Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (University of Adelaide Press website; viewed on 2020-04-02) |
Subject |
Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920. Story of an African farm
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Duncan, Sara Jeannette, 1861-1922. Daughter of today
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Richardson, Henry Handel, 1870-1946. Getting of wisdom
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SUBJECT |
Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920 fast |
Subject |
Bildungsromans -- History and criticism.
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Women and literature -- Great Britain -- Colonies
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Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
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Literary studies: general.
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Literature and literary studies.
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Literature: history and criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Women Authors.
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Bildungsromans
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Women and literature
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2019462938 |
ISBN |
9781922064554 |
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1922064556 |
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9781922064691 |
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1922064696 |
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9781922064707 |
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192206470X |
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