How Long to Read Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies

How Long Does it Take to Read Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies by Patrick Brantlinger

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book surveys the impact of the British Empire on nineteenth-century British literature from a postcolonial perspective. It explains both pro-imperialist themes and attitudes in works by major Victorian authors, and also points of resistance to and criticisms of the Empire such as abolitionism, as well as the first stirrings of nationalism in India and elsewhere.Using nineteenth-century literary works as illustrations, it analyzes several major debates, central to imperial and postcolonial studies, about imperial historiography and Marxism, gender and race, Orientalism, mimicry, and subalternity and representation. And it provides an in-depth examination of works by several major Victorian authors-Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Disraeli, Tennyson, Yeats, Kipling, and Conrad among them - in the imperial context. Key Features:*Links literary texts to debates in postcolonial studies*Discusses works not included in standard literary histories*Provides in-depth discussions and comparisons of major authors: Disraeli and George Eliot; Dickens and Charlotte Bronte; Tennsyon and Yeats*Provides a guide to further reading and a timeline

How long is Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies?

Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies by Patrick Brantlinger is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies aloud.

What Reading Level is Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies?

Victorian Literature and Postcolonial Studies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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