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Richard Francis Burton. Victorian Explorer and Translator

2012

This volume offers a critical insight into the life and work of the controversial Victorian explorer and translator Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). Analysis focuses on his travel accounts and erotic translations, which both re-elaborated and challenged dominant Victorian discourses on race, gender and sexuality, generating controversies in the fields of anthropology, sexology and medicine. The premise of the study is that Burton entertained an ambiguous relationship with the colonial institutions: on the one hand, he pursued the colonial project, while on the other, he was an irreverent outsider who clashed with the imperial authorities. As this investigation reveals, he defied British …

Richard Francis Burton British Empire Colonialism Orientalism Eroticism Sexuality Masculinity Performativity Intercultural TranslationSettore L-LIN/10 - Letteratura Inglese
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(Omo)erotismo e contagio orientalista nella traduzione di The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night (1885-1886) di Richard Francis Burton

2012

Richard Francis Burton imperialismo orientalismo traduzione Le Mille e una NotteSettore L-LIN/10 - Letteratura Inglese
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