The Highly Civilized Man : Richard Burton and the Victorian World.
Kennedy, Dane.
The Highly Civilized Man : Richard Burton and the Victorian World. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (363 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Gypsy -- II. The Orientalist -- III. The Impersonator -- IV. The Explorer -- V. The Racist -- VI. The Relativist -- VII. The Sexologist -- VIII. The Afterlife -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Though best known as an adventurer who entered Mecca in disguise and sought the source of the White Nile, Richard Burton contributed so forcefully to his generation that he provides us with a singularly panoramic perspective of the Victorian world. This book is an important contribution to our understanding of a remarkable man and a crucial era.
9780674039483
Burton, Richard Francis,-Sir,-1821-1890.
Explorers-Great Britain-Biography.
Scholars-Great Britain-Biography.
Great Britain-History-Victoria, 1837-1901-Biography.
Electronic books.
G246
910.92
The Highly Civilized Man : Richard Burton and the Victorian World. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (363 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Gypsy -- II. The Orientalist -- III. The Impersonator -- IV. The Explorer -- V. The Racist -- VI. The Relativist -- VII. The Sexologist -- VIII. The Afterlife -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Though best known as an adventurer who entered Mecca in disguise and sought the source of the White Nile, Richard Burton contributed so forcefully to his generation that he provides us with a singularly panoramic perspective of the Victorian world. This book is an important contribution to our understanding of a remarkable man and a crucial era.
9780674039483
Burton, Richard Francis,-Sir,-1821-1890.
Explorers-Great Britain-Biography.
Scholars-Great Britain-Biography.
Great Britain-History-Victoria, 1837-1901-Biography.
Electronic books.
G246
910.92