Every Man Must Kill the Thing He Loves: Empire, Homoerotics, and Nationalism in John Buchan's Prester John.

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  • Author(s): Smith, Craig
  • Source:
    Novel: A Forum on Fiction. Winter95, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p173-200. 28p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      IMPERIALISM in literature; NATIONALISM in literature; PRESTER John (Book)
    • Abstract:
      Explores the complex strategic struggle between imperialism as a manifestation of British nationalism as depicted in John Buchan's imperialist novel `Prester John.' Elements in the construction of male identity; Obstacles; Proposal for enlightened colonialism in South Africa; Range of domestic concerns surrounding Buchan and Great Britain.