Abstract
This article draws on an alternate history approach to the Victorian world and discusses steampunk and neo-Victorian literary and cultural features. It focuses on Richard Francis Burton-one of the most charismatic and controversial explorers and men of letters of his time-who stands out in a complex web of both real-life and fictional characters and events. Ultimately, the essay presents a twenty-first-century revisitation of the British Empire and the imperial project, thus providing a contemporary perception of Victorian worldliness and outward endeavours.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 591-603 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Open Cultural Studies |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Victorianism
- empire-building
- alternate history