Kipling and Beyond

Patriotism, Globalisation and Postcolonialism

• Author(s): C. Rooney, K. Nagai,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 214
• ISBN_10: 0230290477
  ISBN_13: 9780230290471
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Modern / 20th Century , Literary Criticism / Modern / General , Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Literary Criticism / Modern / 19th Century , Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory , Social Science / General , Literary Criticism / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

Description:... Featuring an internationally distinguished list of contributors, Kipling and Beyond reassesses Kipling's texts and their reception in order to explore new approaches in postcolonial studies. The collection asks why Kipling continues to be a significant cultural icon and what this legacy means in the context of today's Anglo-American globalization.