Improvisations of Empire - Thomas Pringle in Scotland, the Cape Colony and London, 17891834

'Improvisations of Empire' examines the varied career of Thomas Pringle, a Scottish poet and journalist. It engages his formative Scottish years, his stay in South Africa and his subsequent residence in London where he became the secretary of the Anti-Slavery Society and a well-known editor.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Scotland: 1789-1820; 2. The Eastern Cape Frontier: 1820-1822; 3. Cape Town and Beyond: 1822-1825; 4. London: 1826-1834; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Matthew Shum, a research associate in the English department at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, has previously taught in the English department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The focus of Shum's research is colonial writing in South Africa in the long eighteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Shum
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781785273780
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-378-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Anthem Advances in African Cultural Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies