First published in 1886-87, H. Rider Haggard's imperial romance follows its English heroes from the quiet rooms of Cambridge to the uncharted interior of Africa in search of a legendary lost city with an ageless white queen. The two men find their way to the ancient city of Kôr, where the beaut...

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Main Author:	Haggard, H. Rider 1856-1925 (Author)
Other Authors:	Stauffer, Andrew M. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Peterborough Broadview Editions [2006]
Subjects:	Ayesha (Fictitious character : Haggard) / Fiction Women / Africa / Fiction Reincarnation / Fiction Immortalism / Fiction Frau Africa / Fiction Afrika Kommentar Fiktionale Darstellung
Summary:	First published in 1886-87, H. Rider Haggard's imperial romance follows its English heroes from the quiet rooms of Cambridge to the uncharted interior of Africa in search of a legendary lost city with an ageless white queen. The two men find their way to the ancient city of Kôr, where the beautiful and mysterious Ayesha, "she-who-must-be-obeyed," rules. Despite her cruelty, both men become fascinated by Ayesha, who leads them on a harrowing journey to bathe in the underground "River of Life." A thrilling "history of adventure," She also reveals the complexity of Victorian attitudes towards race, gender, exploration, and empire. This Broadview edition presents the novel in its original illustrated Graphic magazine version, never before republished, and includes a critical introduction and supporting materials that demonstrate the novel's relationship to late-Victorian issues such as imperialism, archaeology, race, evolution, and the rise of the "new woman."--Back cover
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-359) Preface -- Introduction -- H. Rider Haggard : a brief chronology -- A note on the text -- List of illustrations -- She : a history of adventure -- Appendix A. A Victorian critical reception -- Appendix B. Victorian archaeology : mummies and lost cities. From H.G. Tomkins, The great discovery of royal mummies at Deir el-Bahari (1882) ; "Royal mummies recently unbandaged at the Boulak Museum," Graphic (31 July 1886) ; From E.L. Wilson, "Finding Pharaoh," Century Magazine (May 1887) ; From H. Rider Haggard, "Preface" to A. Wilmot, Monomotapa (Rhodesia), Its monuments and its history (1896) ; From James Bryce, "Out of the darkness : Zimbabwee," Impressions of South Africa (1897) ; From G. Elliot Smith, "The mummy of Queen Nsikhonsou," The royal mummies (1912) ; From H. Rider Haggard, "Egypt," The days of my life (1926) -- Appendix C. Race and empire. From Robert Knox, The races of men (1862) ; From James Hunt, On the negro's place in nature (1863) ; From Charles H. Pearson, National life and character (1893) ; From Benjamin Kidd, Social evolution (1894) ; From C. De Thierry, Imperialism (1898) -- Appendix D. The new woman. From "Beauty is power," Essays in defence of women (1868) ; From John Stuart Mill, The subjection of women (1869) ; From Olive Schreiner, "Three dreams in a desert," Dreams (1891) ; From Sarah Grand, "The new aspect of the woman question," North American Review (March 1894) ; From H. Rider Haggard, "A man's view of woman," African Review of mining, finance, and commerce (Sept. 1894) ; From Hugh E.M. Stutfield, "The psychology of feminism," Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (Jan. 1897) -- Appendix E. Major revisions for the first English edition (1887)
Physical Description:	359 Seiten Ill. 22 cm
ISBN:	1551116472 9781551116471