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In an analysis that straddles [...] the binary critical history of Heart of Darkness, Allin evokes the complexity and complicity of Conrad's narrative. An epilogue on representations of empire after 9/11 brings the argument into the 21st century. -- N. Birns, New York University * <em>CHOICE</em> *

Penetrating Critiques examines a series of crises that revealed in their own time the inefficacy of dominant notions of Victorian manhood. Bringing together impressive archival material, canonical texts, and popular literature, this book makes an important contribution to our understanding of fin-de-siecle British masculinity and the role of African exploration, military conflict, and the periodical press in reshaping British conceptions of manhood. -- Andrea Kaston Tange, Department of English, Macalester College Penetrating Critiques brings together fin-de-siecle popular fiction and extensive archival research to chart a crisis in British imperial masculinity. Rich case studies of imperial anxiety in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan, and West Africa foreground the historical contexts of prominent literary texts. The book makes a welcome contribution to critical debates on nineteenth-century masculinity, the imperial project, and the politics of popular fiction. -- Minna Vuohelainen, Department of English, City, University of London In this consistently enlightening and persuasive study, Leslie Allin pursues the ramifications of a late-Victorian crisis in imperial masculinity as it appears across a wide range of genres and authors. Penetrating Critiques will be a boon to scholars working on fin de siecle popular fiction; on constructions of masculinity; on European perceptions of Africa and its peoples; and on the ever-volatile conceptions of the 'imperial mission.' -- Stephen Arata, Department of English, University of Virginia

Penetrating Critiques examines a series of crises that revealed in their own time the inefficacy of dominant notions of Victorian manhood. Bringing together impressive archival material, canonical texts, and popular literature, this book makes an important contribution to our understanding of fin-de-si?cle British masculinity and the role of African exploration, military conflict, and the periodical press in reshaping British conceptions of manhood. - Andrea Kaston Tange, Department of English, Macalester College In this consistently enlightening and persuasive study, Leslie Allin pursues the ramifications of a late-Victorian crisis in imperial masculinity as it appears across a wide range of genres and authors. Penetrating Critiques will be a boon to scholars working on fin de siecle popular fiction; on constructions of masculinity; on European perceptions of Africa and its peoples; and on the ever-volatile conceptions of the 'imperial mission.' - Stephen Arata, Department of English, University of Virginia Penetrating Critiques brings together fin-de-si?cle popular fiction and extensive archival research to chart a crisis in British imperial masculinity. Rich case studies of imperial anxiety in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan, and West Africa foreground the historical contexts of prominent literary texts. The book makes a welcome contribution to critical debates on nineteenth-century masculinity, the imperial project, and the politics of popular fiction. - Minna Vuohelainen, Department of English, City, University of London

"""In an analysis that straddles [...] the binary critical history of Heart of Darkness, Allin evokes the complexity and complicity of Conrad’s narrative. An epilogue on representations of empire after 9/11 brings the argument into the 21st century."" -- N. Birns, New York University * <em>CHOICE</em> * ""In her well-researched and well-written study, Leslie Allin traces signs of anxiety in a range of texts about Africa from the last quarter of the nineteenth century, including archival documents, newspaper reports, and popular fiction."" -- Jochen Petzold, University of Regensburg * <i>Victorian Periodicals Review</i> *"

Penetrating Critiques brings together fin-de-si?cle popular fiction and extensive archival research to chart a crisis in British imperial masculinity. Rich case studies of imperial anxiety in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan, and West Africa foreground the historical contexts of prominent literary texts. The book makes a welcome contribution to critical debates on nineteenth-century masculinity, the imperial project, and the politics of popular fiction. - Minna Vuohelainen, Department of English, City, University of London Penetrating Critiques examines a series of crises that revealed in their own time the inefficacy of dominant notions of Victorian manhood. Bringing together impressive archival material, canonical texts, and popular literature, this book makes an important contribution to our understanding of fin-de-si?cle British masculinity and the role of African exploration, military conflict, and the periodical press in reshaping British conceptions of manhood. - Andrea Kaston Tange, Department of English, Macalester College In this consistently enlightening and persuasive study, Leslie Allin pursues the ramifications of a late-Victorian crisis in imperial masculinity as it appears across a wide range of genres and authors. Penetrating Critiques will be a boon to scholars working on fin de siecle popular fiction; on constructions of masculinity; on European perceptions of Africa and its peoples; and on the ever-volatile conceptions of the 'imperial mission.' - Stephen Arata, Department of English, University of Virginia

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Leslie Allin is an independent scholar with affiliations with the University of Guelph.

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