Richard francis burton: victorian explorer and translator
Auteur :
Antosa, Silvia
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
ISBN :
9783034313605
Date de publication :
20 févr. 2013
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
310 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Offers insight into the life and work of the controversial Victorian explorer and translator Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). This title examines Burton's 'impersonations' of multiple masculine identities in the countries that he visited, which involved elaborate processes of both identification and dis-identification.