| Description |
275 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. "To Seeke New Worlds": Ralegh's The Discoverie of Guiana, Subjectivity, and the Politics of Colonial Expansion -- 2. "Let Us Possess One World": John Donne, Rationalizing Theology, and the Discourse of Virginia -- 3. "More Faire Than Black": Othello and the Discourse of Race Relations in Elizabethan England -- 4. Figuring Justice: Imperial Ideology and the Discourse of Colonialism in Book 5 of The Faerie Queene and A View of the Present State of Ireland -- 5. "Space May Produce New Worlds": Theological Imperialism and the Poetics of Colonialism in Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index |
| Subject |
Donne, John, 1572-1631 -- Political and social views.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Political and social views.
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Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. Discovery of the large, rich, and beautiful empire of Guiana.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
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Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599 -- Political and social views.
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Colonies in literature.
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English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
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Imperialism in literature.
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Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History.
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Race in literature.
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| LC no. |
97039171 |
| ISBN |
0874136415 (alk. paper) |
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