R. F. BURTON Revisited: Alternate History, Steampunk and the Neo-Victorian Imagination

This article draws on an alternate history approach to the Victorian world and discusses steampunk and neo-Victorian literary and cultural features. It focuses on Richard Francis Burton-one of the most charismatic and controversial explorers and men of letters of his time-who stands out in a complex...

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Main Author: Ramos Iolanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-12-01
Series:Open Cultural Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2017-0056