That Accursed Island. Treasure Island and Imperial Disappointments

Authors :: Loos, Theodora T.
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: ForAP- Forschungsergebnisse von Absolventen und Promovierenden der SLK, 2022.
Abstract: This essay examines the depictions of colonial spaces and the failure of imperial endeavours in Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel Treasure Island. By combining several theoretical approaches, the aim is to foreground the ways in which Stevenson subverts the norms of imperial romance and creates an adventure story that calls into question the very premise of its genre.<br />ForAP- Forschungsergebnisse von Absolventen und Promovierenden der SLK, Bd. 5 Nr. 5 (2022): ForAP: Forschungsergebnisse von Absolventen und Promovierenden der Fakultät für Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften