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In the last few decades, little attention has been given to maps and how they function in the con... more In the last few decades, little attention has been given to maps and how they function in the context of a certain narrative, Victorian adventure fiction in particular. Most critical analysis in the post-colonial realm has long been focusing its attention upon concepts such as imperialism, marginality, negritude, nativism, center/periphery, colonizer/colonized, and the like. My study, however, differs in that it aims at exploring as well as developing ways of interpretation, in which the map is not only present in a narrative as a stimulus that drives it forward, but also as inextricably linked to the Western ideology of Empire . I have chosen two particular works, Stevenson’s Treasure Island and Haggard’s King Solomon’s Mines, first and foremost, because the former emerged as a reaction against the latter, and second due to the fact that both authors shared the same ideological climate and the same literary and cultural traditions.
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Although much has been written on tradition regarding the works of T. S. Eliot , this chapter pro... more Although much has been written on tradition regarding the works of T. S. Eliot , this chapter proposes a new, in-depth, reading of the materials, works of art, philosophies, religions, and mythologies, which heavily informed his personal and artistic lives. Approaching texts such as “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” The Waste Land, and Four Quartets holistically and considering the ways they interweave with previous traditions offer new insights into the way tradition is appropriated, altered, and sometimes subverted in twentieth century English literature. In simpler terms, This chapter attempts to illustrate how Eliot’s turning to the past (mythology, real and imaginary past experiences, and religion respectively) offers him new ways as well as new materials for comprehending the world around him and making sense of the aridity surrounding him. It also tries to reconsider the very notion of tradition and ultimately suggest that it is much more complex than it seems to be, more fluid, and more unpredictable to say the least.
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