Modernism in the Metrocolony
«'A welcome antidote to the myths of progress that have long persuaded us to like modernity more than we should.' Beci Carver, Times Literary Supplement»
While literary modernism is often associated with Euro-American metropolises such as London, Paris or New York, this book considers the place of the colonial city in modernist fiction. From the streets of Dublin to the shop-houses of Singapore, and from the botanical gardens of Bombay to the suburbs of Suva, the monumental landscapes of British colonial cities aimed to reinforce empire's universalising claims, yet these spaces also contradicted and resisted the impositions of an idealised English culture. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781108835626
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«'A welcome antidote to the myths of progress that have long persuaded us to like modernity more than we should.' Beci Carver, Times Literary Supplement»