E.m. Forster and the Politics of Imperialism - Rilegato

Shaheen, M.

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ISBN 10: 0333741366 ISBN 13: 9780333741368

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

Riassunto

In Howards End, Forster remarks that the Imperialist "hopes to inherit the earth" and with the strong temptation he has to acclaim it "as a superyeoman, who carries his country's virtue overseas". He then adds: "But the Imperialist is not what he thinks or seems". He is a destroyer. He prepares the way for cosmopolitanism, and though his ambitions may be fulfilled the earth that he inherits will be grey". This simple notion is masterly expressed inA Passage to India, which provides a rich diversity of historical contexts and implies political imperatives urging us to rethink the complex relationship between East and West not as simple confrontation but rather as deeply rooted in cultural differences far beyond the realm of imperialist sensibility. With the support of material by Forster published here for the first time, this volume explores the realm of Forster's politics and imperialism.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Mohammad Shaheen is a Professor of English and Chairman of the English Department at the University of Jordan

Contenuti:

Foreword; J.Beer
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and References
Introduction
Person and Persona in the Portrait of Imperialism
Hassan in England: A Western Room with an Oriental View
Forster Writes to the Empire and Salutes Egypt
Beyond the Mediterranean Human Norm: The Politics of Liberal Humanism in Retreat
Burra's Introduction and Beyond: A Detour Round the Floods
Forster's Politics in Said's Culture and Imperialism: A Modern Debate
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0333741366
• ISBN 13: 9780333741368
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 209