Britain colonized : Hollywood's appropriation of British literature /
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| Author / Creator: | Jeffers, Jennifer M. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. |
| Description: | xii, 282 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6097929 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Context and Desire in the Colonization of British Literature
- 2. Heritage and Nostalgia: What Remains of The Remains of the Day
- 3. American Cowboy in England: Possession
- 4. Cinema's Romance with the Colonial: The English Patient's "AntiConquest" Adventure
- 5. Cool Britannia for Sale: Trainspotting and Bridget Jones's Diary
- 6. Reterritorializing British Masculinity for American Consumption: Waterland and High Fidelity
- 7. Shakespeare's Counterfeit Signature: Shakespeare in Love
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
