Imperialism in the novels of Aphra Behn, Jane Austen and Jean Rhys: a reading of Oroonoko, Mansfield Park and Wide Sargasso Sea
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English, 2013.
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10361-81752019-09-30T03:00:16Z Imperialism in the novels of Aphra Behn, Jane Austen and Jean Rhys: a reading of Oroonoko, Mansfield Park and Wide Sargasso Sea Sharmin, Farheena Azim, Firdous Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University Oroonoko Mansfield Park Wide Sargasso Sea This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English, 2013. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 52-55). World history today is largely shaped by the history of imperialism. The traces and effects of imperialism can not only be found in the works of dominant writers, but many African and Asian writers also refer to the presence of slavery and colonisation in European writings. Such English writings include Oroonoka (1688) by Aphra Behn, Monsfield Park (1814) by Jane Austen and Jane Eyre (1848) by Charlotte Bronte. Oroonoko gives us the earliest account of slavery and British imperialism in Surinam Mansfield Park is a domestic novel that helps us to understand the contribution of slave labor to the European economy. On the other hand, there are some contemporary novels that respond to European accounts of imperial history. Jean Eyre's Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) is a response to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Wide Sargasso Sea portrays the imperial history from a Creole West Indian's point of view. These works show that different accounts of imperialism are still important both as a reference of history and as records of how imperialism that have shaped the world and individual lives. Farheena Sharmin M.A. in English 2017-05-23T10:27:34Z 2017-05-23T10:27:34Z 2013 2013-08 Thesis ID 11163004 http://hdl.handle.net/10361/8175 en BRAC University thesis are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. 55 pages application/pdf BRAC University |
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This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in English, 2013. |
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