Frontiers of philosophy and flesh : mapping conceptual metaphor in women's frontier revival literature, 1880-1930

• Main Author: Johnstone, Tiffany T.E.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2012
• Subjects: Canada; Indian; Mackenzie Delta; glacier*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43429

In this dissertation, I identify a genre of travel writing that I refer to as frontier revival literature, which I show to be particularly important in negotiating North American ideas of imperialism, nationality, citizenship, gender, and race from 1880-1930. Meaning about cultural identity emerges...