England Through Colonial Eyes in Twentieth-Century Fiction
Much attention has focused on the imperial gaze at colonised peoples, cultures, and lands. But, during and after the British Empire, what have writers from those cultures made of England, the English, and issues of race, gender, class, ethnicity, and desi
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England through Colonial Eyes in Twentieth-Century Fiction
Also by Ann Blake CHRISTINA STEAD’S POLITICS OF PLACE
Also by Leela Gandhi MEASURES OF HOME: Poems POSTCOLONIAL THEORY: A Critical Introduction SHAKESPEARE: Canon and Critique
Also by Sue Thomas ELIZABETH ROBINS (1862–1952): A Bibliography THE WORLDING OF JEAN RHYS
England through Colonial Eyes in Twentieth-Century Fiction Ann Blake Honorary Associate La Trobe University Bundoora Melbourne Australia
Leela Gandhi Senior Lecturer in English La Trobe University Bundoora Melbourne Australia
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Sue Thomas Reader in English La Trobe University Bundoora Melbourne Australia
© Ann Blake, Leela Gandhi and Sue Thomas 2001 Reprint of the original edition 2001 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2001 by PALGRAVE Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE is the new global academic imprint of St. Martin’s Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd).
ISBN 978-1-349-40898-6 ISBN 978-0-230-59927-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230599277 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blake, Ann, 1941– England through colonial eyes in twentieth-century fiction / Ann Blake, Leela Gandhi, and Sue Thomas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-333-73744-6 (cloth) 1. Commonwealth fiction (English)—History and criticism. 2. English fiction—20th century—History and criticism. 3. England—Foreign public opinion, Commonwealth. 4. England– –Relations—Commonwealth countries. 5. Commonwealth countries—Relations—England. 6. Postcolonialism– –Commonwealth countries. 7. England—In literature. I. Gandhi, Leela, 1966– II. Thomas, Sue, 1955– III. Title. PR9084 .B58 2001 823’.91093242—dc21 00–054206 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01
To Derick (A. B.), Pauline (L. G.), and Hazel and Ray (S. T.)
Contents List of Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: `Mother Country'
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Mapping Some Territory
Colouring the English Sue Thomas Democracy and English tradition Nego
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