This study is an examination of the hero image in the work of G.A. Henty (1832-1902) and George M... more This study is an examination of the hero image in the work of G.A. Henty (1832-1902) and George MacDonald (1824-1905) and a reassessment of the hitherto oppositional critiques of their writing. The argument driving the reassessment is that their writing is not oppositional but is complementary and that the ideology embedded in their work is communicated through the character of the hero through genre and through their interpretation of their historical period. The central hypothesis is that the reflexive characteristics of the hero image demonstrate a complete identity commensurate with the hero figure of the Victorian ideal. This hypothesis is demonstrated through the analysis of chosen texts from the work of Henty and MacDonald categorised by critics as written for children and by the application of ethical, genre and new historic theory. The relationship between the expansion of the British Empire and youthful heroism is established through investigation of the Victorian politica...
Research collection, development and collaboration in children's literature at the University... more Research collection, development and collaboration in children's literature at the University of Worcester.
... describes the effect of the Hardy's decision to emigrate on the community in which t... more ... describes the effect of the Hardy's decision to emigrate on the community in which they live and in which Mr Hardy had grown up. He abruptly breaks off to ... Examples other than those in OP and MS can be found in Clotilde, Young Carthaginian ...
This paper was given at the Children’s Literature Association India Conference, Mangalore, Januar... more This paper was given at the Children’s Literature Association India Conference, Mangalore, January 10 – 12, 2008. It was with some trepidation that I proposed a paper on G. A. Henty for a conference in India. Why? Henty’s stereotypical image is of one who promoted exclusively masculine values in adventure stories written for boys often in the historical setting of the British Empire. Like all stereotypical images, this critique represents a facet of a wider actuality, but it is perhaps, prevalent enough to account for my anxiety. However, since Henty is one of the two authors examined in my current research, I offer this investigation of ‘Personal and Political Identity and Disguise in The Tiger of Mysore (1896).
This study is an examination of the hero image in the work of G.A. Henty (1832-1902) and George M... more This study is an examination of the hero image in the work of G.A. Henty (1832-1902) and George MacDonald (1824-1905) and a reassessment of the hitherto oppositional critiques of their writing. The argument driving the reassessment is that their writing is not oppositional but is complementary and that the ideology embedded in their work is communicated through the character of the hero through genre and through their interpretation of their historical period. The central hypothesis is that the reflexive characteristics of the hero image demonstrate a complete identity commensurate with the hero figure of the Victorian ideal. This hypothesis is demonstrated through the analysis of chosen texts from the work of Henty and MacDonald categorised by critics as written for children and by the application of ethical, genre and new historic theory. The relationship between the expansion of the British Empire and youthful heroism is established through investigation of the Victorian politica...
Research collection, development and collaboration in children's literature at the University... more Research collection, development and collaboration in children's literature at the University of Worcester.
... describes the effect of the Hardy's decision to emigrate on the community in which t... more ... describes the effect of the Hardy's decision to emigrate on the community in which they live and in which Mr Hardy had grown up. He abruptly breaks off to ... Examples other than those in OP and MS can be found in Clotilde, Young Carthaginian ...
This paper was given at the Children’s Literature Association India Conference, Mangalore, Januar... more This paper was given at the Children’s Literature Association India Conference, Mangalore, January 10 – 12, 2008. It was with some trepidation that I proposed a paper on G. A. Henty for a conference in India. Why? Henty’s stereotypical image is of one who promoted exclusively masculine values in adventure stories written for boys often in the historical setting of the British Empire. Like all stereotypical images, this critique represents a facet of a wider actuality, but it is perhaps, prevalent enough to account for my anxiety. However, since Henty is one of the two authors examined in my current research, I offer this investigation of ‘Personal and Political Identity and Disguise in The Tiger of Mysore (1896).
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