The British Empire Through Travel Literature:  Colonial Relations with India in the Early Nineteenth Ce

Authors

  • Laura Vaconcellos Monteiro de Oliveira Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-5487.20.2024.222714

Keywords:

Maria Graham, travel literature, imperialism, India, orientalism

Abstract

This article analyzes british imperialism at the beginning of the nineteenth century, through the study of travel literature. The book Journal of a Residence in India, a travel diary written by Maria Graham during her stay in India from 1808 to 1811, was the main study object, through which the approach of imperialism from different perspectives was made possible. The author, her writing, her influences and the context in which she lived are analyzed to enable a multifaceted outlook on the british empire in India. The study of the travel book is accompanied by the dialogue with authors such as Edward Said, Mary Pratt and James Vaughn. In this way, the article covers the singularities of Graham's context and the bigger structures which influenced her time, and examines how the travel journal is simultaneously a means and a product of imperialism.

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Published

2024-11-18

How to Cite

Oliveira, L. V. M. de. (2024). The British Empire Through Travel Literature:  Colonial Relations with India in the Early Nineteenth Ce. Revista Angelus Novus, 15(20), 222714 . https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-5487.20.2024.222714