race, gender, and nation in Anglo-Australian popular fiction, 1875-1914 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Robert Dixon
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 228 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. The Romance of Property: Rolf Boldrewood and Walter Scott -- 2. Outlaws and Lawmakers: Boldrewood, Praed and the ethics of adventure -- 3. Israel in Egypt: The significance of Australian captivity narratives -- 4. Imperial Romance: King Solomon's Mines and Australian romance -- 5. The New Woman and the Coming Man: Gender and genre in the 'lost-race' romance -- 6. The Other World: Rosa Praed's occult fiction -- 7. The Boundaries of Civility: Australia, Asia and the Pacific -- 8. Imagined Invasions: The Lone Hand and narratives of Asiatic invasion -- 9. The Colonial City: Crime fiction and empire -- 10. Beyond Adventure: Louis Becke
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Adventure stories, Australian-- History and criticism
Adventure stories, English-- History and criticism
Colonies in literature
English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism
English fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism
Imperialism in literature
Masculinity in literature
Nationalism in literature
Popular literature-- Great Britain-- History and criticism