The Mythology Of Imperialism
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A landmark work of literary and postcolonial criticism, The Mythology of Imperialism presents a rigorous and penetrating analysis of how British imperialism shaped — and was shaped by — some of the most celebrated writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Jonah Raskin argues that authors including Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence, and Joyce Cary were not passive observers of empire but active participants in constructing its ideological mythology. With a sharp, polemical tone rooted in the radical intellectual climate of the late 1960s, Raskin uncovers the contradictions, anxieties, and moral compromises embedded within canonical texts such as Heart of Darkness, A Passage to India, and Kim. The result is a bracing, unapologetic reassessment that challenges readers to interrogate the relationship between literature, power, and the colonial imagination.
Author: Jonah Raskin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, Random House
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Minor wear and tear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work of literary and postcolonial criticism, The Mythology of Imperialism presents a rigorous and penetrating analysis of how British imperialism shaped — and was shaped by — some of the most celebrated writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Jonah Raskin argues that authors including Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence, and Joyce Cary were not passive observers of empire but active participants in constructing its ideological mythology. With a sharp, polemical tone rooted in the radical intellectual climate of the late 1960s, Raskin uncovers the contradictions, anxieties, and moral compromises embedded within canonical texts such as Heart of Darkness, A Passage to India, and Kim. The result is a bracing, unapologetic reassessment that challenges readers to interrogate the relationship between literature, power, and the colonial imagination.