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    Imperialism in the novels of Aphra Behn, Jane Austen and Jean Rhys: a reading of Oroonoko, Mansfield Park and Wide Sargasso Sea

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    2013-08
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    BRAC University
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    Sharmin, Farheena
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10361/8175
    Abstract
    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.
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    Oroonoko; Mansfield Park; Wide Sargasso Sea
     
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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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    Includes bibliographical references (page 52-55).
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    Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University
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