Melodrama has long been criticized for its reliance on improbable situations and overwhelming emotion. These very aspects, however, made it a useful and appealing literary mode for British imperial propagandists in the late 19th century. This book locates the melodramatic mode within a new and...
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Melodrama has long been criticized for its reliance on improbable situations and overwhelming emotion. These very aspects, however, made it a useful and appealing literary mode for British imperial propagandists in the late 19th century. This book locates the melodramatic mode within a new and considerably nuanced history of British imperialism.
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