Imaginary Conquest and Epistemology in Nineteenth-Century Adventure Literature: Africa in Jules Verne, Burmann, May, and Twain.

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Title: Imaginary Conquest and Epistemology in Nineteenth-Century Adventure Literature: Africa in Jules Verne, Burmann, May, and Twain.
Authors: Krobb, Florian
Source: Children's Literature. 2016, Vol. 44, p1-20. 20p.
Subject Terms: Adventure & adventurers in literature
Reviews & Products: Die Sklavenkarawane (Book), Tom Sawyer Abroad (Book), Cinq semaines en ballon (Book)
People: Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, May, Karl Friedrich, 1842-1912, Verne, Jules, 1828-1905
Abstract: The article focuses on representation of Africa in adventure literature of various authors like Jules Verne, Carl Burmann, Karl May and Mark Twain. Topics discusses include disinvestment in the colonization of Africa in the book "Tom Sawyer Abroad" by Mark Twain, depiction of German mission in Africa in the book "Die Sklavenkarawane" by Karl May and integration of Africa into European knowledge systems in the book "Cinq semaines en ballon" by Jules Verne.
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