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English in Tibet, Tibet in English - by L McMillin (Hardcover)

Name: English in Tibet, Tibet in English - by L McMillin (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1006473441
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This book explores two kinds of self-presentation in Tibet and the Tibetan diaspora: that of British writers in their travel texts to Tibet from 1774 to 1910 and that of Tibetans in recent autobiographies in English.
About the Author: LAURIE HOVELL MCMILLIN teaches writing at Oberlin College.
260 Pages
Literary Criticism, European

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Book Synopsis

This book explores two kinds of self-presentation in Tibet and the Tibetan diaspora: that of British writers in their travel texts to Tibet from 1774 to 1910 and that of Tibetans in recent autobiographies in English. McMillin contends that Tibet and the Anglophone West have had a long, complex, and convoluted relationship that can be explored, in part, through analysis of English language texts. The first part of the book explores how a myth of epiphany in Tibet comes to dominate English texts of travel in Tibet, while the second part considers how Tibetan autobiographers writing in English have responded and resisted Western images of them.

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English in Tibet, Tibet in English is the first work to examine as literature some of the most influential English-language works on Tibet. - Donald Lopez, University of Michigan

About the Author

LAURIE HOVELL MCMILLIN teaches writing at Oberlin College. She has travelled among Tibetan communities since 1982.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.12 Inches (H) x 6.38 Inches (W) x .94 Inches (D)

Weight: .97 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 260

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: European

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Format: Hardcover

Author: L McMillin

Language: English

Street Date: February 8, 2002

TCIN: 1006473441

UPC: 9780312239220

Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-6509

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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