Описание: Envisioning Africa responds in detail to negative interpretations of the novel Heart of Darkness by revealing what they distort, misconstrue, or fail to take into account.
Описание: Christina Rossettis poetry and prose, written in 19th-century England, deals with the human fixation on appearance. Her belief in the Tractarian precepts of the Oxford Movement, primarily expostulated by John Keble and John Newman, transformed Rossettis outlook on perception. Her association with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood also influenced her obsession with sight and insight. The focus of Melanie Hansons study is the re-envisionment of Christina Rossettis poetry and prose from three theoretical perspectives: deconstructionist theory, feminist literary theory, and Marxist literary criticism. The first part of her book explores Christina Rossettis fascination with Platos eye of the mind in The Allegory of the Cave. Rossetti believed that the physical eyes must be shut so that the eye of the mind could be wide open, creating in-sight. She connected the eye of the mind to her Tractarian religious beliefs. In her writings, the eye of the mind also relates to Eastern religious philosophy. The eye of the mind sees an alternate perception of reality. Rossetti was not only obsessed with the gaze and the object of the gaze in her writing, but she also re-fashioned John Miltons Eve from Paradise Lost into her own vision of Eve and the creation cycle in Rossettis poetry and prose. Part 2 asserts that the author, Melanie Hanson, believes Rossettis re-envisionment of the figure of Eve in Rossettis writing contributes to the emergence of feminist literary criticism in the 20th century. Although Christina Rossetti was not a feminist, her poetry and prose have been examined by post-modern feminists concerning psychoanalytic and historic issues. Rossettis envisionment of the consumed consumer is the subject of part 3, in which Marxist literary theory is used to examine Rossettis epic poem Goblin Market. Previous literary criticism discussions concerning Rossettis poetic and prose observations on the eye lack a concentrated examination of Rossettis interest in Plato, especially Platos eye of the mind, and Platos influence on Rossetti. Hansons book addresses this ground-breaking area of study. Her book is aimed at Christina Rossetti scholars and English Victorian literature aficionados who wish to explore Rossettis contribution to the literary canon from new angles in literary criticism.
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