Kipling and Orientalism (Routledge Revivals) - 9781138799165

Taylor & Francis Ltd

About this Item\n\nThe item is a book hardback or cased book\nThe Author Name is Moore-Gilbert, B. J.\nThe Title is Kipling and Orientalism Routledge Revivals\n\nCondition New\n\nOther Comments\nEdition Number - 0001. Pages Count - 242. Binding type - Hardcover. \nContent Language - English\nCategory - LITERARY CRITICISM / General\nLITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese\n\nProduct Description -\nFirst published in 1986, this book sets Kipling firmly in the historical context not only of contemporary India but of prior Anglo-Indian writers about India. Despite his enthusiastic reception in England as revealer of the East, in India he seems to have been regarded as just one more Anglo-Indian writer. The author demonstrates the traditionalism of Kiplings use of the themes of Anglo-Indian fiction themes such as the White Mans grave, domestic instability, frustration and loneliness. In particular, Kipling is shown to be writing in a strongly conservative idiom, concentrating on the role of0