British adventure hero, the: industrial gentlemanliness in text and image, 1870–1914
Auteur :
Hall, Leo
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031899867
Date de publication :
25 juin 2025
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This book explores the construction of the fin-de-siècle adventure hero: set against a romanticised vision of the past and a nostalgic ideal of gentlemanliness, but also forward-looking in terms of forging a future for Britain through the imperialist dream.