R. F. BURTON Revisited: Alternate History, Steampunk and the Neo-Victorian Imagination

Open Cultural Studies

Iolanda Ramos¹ 

关键词: Victorianism;    empire-building;    alternate history;   

DOI  :  10.1515/culture-2017-0056

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND