| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Audience |
Scholarly & Professional University of Adelaide Press. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Oliver Schreiner "The story of an African farm" -- Sara Jeannette Duncan "A daughter of today" -- Henry Handel Richardson "The getting of Wisdom" -- Conclusion: from heroine to hero. |
| Summary |
Empire Girls: the colonial heroine comes of age is a critical examination of three novels by writers from different regions of the British Empire: Olive Schreiner - The Story of An African Farm (South Africa), Sara Jeannette Duncan - A Daughter of Today (Canada) and Henry Handel Richardson - The Getting of Wisdom (Australia). All three commence as conventional Bildungsromane, yet the plots of all diverge from the usual narrative structure, as a result of both their colonial origins and the clash between their aspirational heroines and the plots available to them. In an analysis including gender, empire, nation and race, Empire Girls provides new critical perspectives on the ways in which this dominant narrative form from the centre of empire performs very differently when taken out of its metropolitan setting. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920.
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Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920. |
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Duncan, Sara Jeannette, 1861-1922. Daughter of today.
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Richardson, Henry Handel, 1870-1946. Getting of wisdom.
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Women and literature -- Great Britain -- Colonies.
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Women and literature. |
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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Bildungsromans.
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Bildungsromans. |
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Literature (General)
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| Indexed Term |
south african literature. |
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sara jeanette duncan. |
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australian literature. |
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a daughter of today. |
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kunstlerromanimperialism. |
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mandy treagus. |
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bildungsroman. |
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brithish empire. |
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empire girls. |
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colonial heroine. |
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female protagonist. |
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henry handel richardson. |
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white women's writing. |
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othering. |
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feminism. |
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canadadian literature. |
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olive schreiner. |
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the story of an african farm. |
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the getting of wisdom. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1922064556 (electronic book) |
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9781922064554 (electronic book) |
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1922064548 |
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9781922064547 |
| Standard No. |
10.20851/empire-girls |
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