Imperial Ascent: Mountaineering, Masculinity, and Empire: Masculinity, Mountaineering, and Empire - Rilegato

Bayers, Peter L.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0870817167 ISBN 13: 9780870817168

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Colorado, 2003

Riassunto

A comparative study of seven popular twentieth-century mountaineering narratives compares perspectives, from the imperial aspirations of British climbers to the more down-to-earth musings of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. (Sports & Recreation)

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L'autore:

Peter L. Bayers is a professor of English at Fairfield University.

Product Description:

The thrills and chills of mountaineering literature have long attracted a devoted audience of serious climbers, adventure-seekers, and armchair enthusiasts. In recent decades, scholars have come to view these tales of prowess and fortitude as texts laden with ideological meaning. In this book, a comparative study of seven such twentieth-century mountaineering narratives, Peter L Bayers articulates the multiple and varied ways mountaineering and its literature have played in the formation and maintenance of national identity. By examining such works as Belmore Browne's The Conquest of Mount McKinley and Sir John Hunt's The Ascent of Everest, Bayers contends that for American and British climbers, mountaineering is tied to imperial ideology and dominant notions of masculinity. At the same time, he demonstrates how Tiger of the Snows, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay's account of climbing Mount Everest, undermines Western conceptions of mountaineering and imperialism. Throughout this theoretically informed critique, Bayers manages to retain the sense of awe and adventure inherent in the original works, making Imperial Ascent a highly engaging read.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ Pr of Colorado
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0870817167
• ISBN 13: 9780870817168
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 174