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Loshbaugh, Heidi G.

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Washington Irving: United States postcolonial.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Washington Irving: United States postcolonial./
Author:	Loshbaugh, Heidi G.
Description:	329 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 61-11, Section: A, page: 4388.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International61-11A.
Subject:	Biography. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9995512
ISBN:	9780493024271

Washington Irving: United States postcolonial.
Loshbaugh, Heidi G.

Washington Irving: United States postcolonial. - 329 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 61-11, Section: A, page: 4388.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Denver, 2000.

Because political independence arrives separately from cultural autonomy, nations recently decolonized experience social and cultural upheaval, causing uncertainty of authority and ability for writers. Postcolonial theory usually concentrates on nations which gained political independence from Great Britain following World War Two; critics and artists examine cultural conditions in newly-freed countries. This dissertation explores Washington Irving's writings as postcolonial, a radical reading since the United States usually is not included in postcolonial discussions because of its present-day wealth and power. The dissertation suggests that the early United States should be further examined as an agent in the larger postcolonial debate to expand knowledge and understanding of global imperialism.

ISBN: 9780493024271Subjects--Topical Terms:

531296
Biography.

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520 $a A description of eighteenth-century socio-cultural changes in England establishes the aesthetic cultural foundation for metropolitan Great Britain and the peripheral United States. Born in 1783, Irving bore witness to the United States' struggles for cultural authority and recorded and commented on them in his early works: The Letters, Salmagundi, A History of New York, and The Sketch Book. Major themes in postcolonial theory are developed and applied to the early American Republic, also developed are the literary and critical relationship between England and the United States in the early nineteenth century. Themes include the continued use of English and locus of authority. Chapters Four, Five, and Six analyze Irving's early works applying postcolonial theory.
520 $a Historically, Irving's texts have been criticized as anglophilic because he uses the dated periodical essay style, references to historical texts and characters, and fondly describes English daily life. Often this point is used to discredit or dismiss his work as being derivative or un-American. The dissertation argues that Irving used traditional British literary modes to bridge the cultural gap between England and the United States. By returning to the metropolis, Irving gave Americans access to a tradition that fostered later development of American literature; the dissertation posits that his efforts were more important to a new American voice than he is often credited with. The dissertation asserts that further investigation into Irving's postcoloniality will result in greater appreciation of his role in the development of American literature.
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