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Fictions of Power in English Literature

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Fictions of Power in English Literature book

1900-1950

Fictions of Power in English Literature

DOI link for Fictions of Power in English Literature

Fictions of Power in English Literature book

1900-1950
ByLee Horsley
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1995
eBook Published 1 July 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315504537
Pages 310 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315504537
SubjectsLanguage & Literature
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Horsley, L. (1995). Fictions of Power in English Literature. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315504537

As a result of its imperial role, Britain was closely involved with such romantic and disruptive myths of power such as the imperial adventure hero and the self-deified charismatic leader. Lee Horsley explores fictional representations of political power during this period, surveying a wide range of texts from the adventure story, romance, thriller and science fiction to the novels of Conrad, Huxley, Orwell and Greene.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |17 pages

Introduction: The Cult of Power

chapter 1|46 pages

Heroic Action: Narratives of Imperialism

chapter 2|43 pages

Superhuman Arts: Narratives of Nationalistic Faith

chapter 3|48 pages

Sexual Dominance: Leaders and Lovers in Fiction Between the Wars

chapter 4|41 pages

Violence: The Thirties Thriller and ‘The Gathering Storm’

chapter 5|40 pages

Law: The Liberal Critique and the Totalitarian Nightmare

chapter 6|47 pages

Technopower: ‘Leviathan on Wheels’ in Dystopian Science Fiction

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