In search of John Franklin: the 'Arctic adventures' of Lady Franklin
In this chapter, the tragic loss of Sir John Franklin’s expedition in search of the Northwest Passage is investigated from the perspective of Franklin’s wife, who won popular celebrity through her efforts to discover the fate of her beloved husband. Jane Franklin greatly transformed the narrative di...
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ftunivmilanoair:oai:air.unimi.it:2434/716061 2024-04-21T08:08:44+00:00 In search of John Franklin: the 'Arctic adventures' of Lady Franklin Brazzelli N. Brownlees N. Brazzelli 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2434/716061 eng eng Cambridge Scholars Publishing info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/9781527541078 ispartofbook:The Language of Discovery, Exploration and Settlement firstpage:145 lastpage:160 numberofpages:16 alleditors:N. Brownlees http://hdl.handle.net/2434/716061 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Settore L-LIN/10 - Letteratura Inglese info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2020 ftunivmilanoair 2024-03-27T02:05:49Z In this chapter, the tragic loss of Sir John Franklin’s expedition in search of the Northwest Passage is investigated from the perspective of Franklin’s wife, who won popular celebrity through her efforts to discover the fate of her beloved husband. Jane Franklin greatly transformed the narrative discourse of Arctic exploration, both through the direct influence she exerted on the search for Franklin and through her rewriting of the language of heroism, suffering and national honour. Her correspondence with British Prime Ministers, Members of Parliament, Lords of the Admiralty offers the private side to a national tragedy. However, Lady Franklin’s letters employ the (female) language of emotion and affection to promote (male) imperial views. Book Part Northwest passage The University of Milan: Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca (AIR) |
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In this chapter, the tragic loss of Sir John Franklin’s expedition in search of the Northwest Passage is investigated from the perspective of Franklin’s wife, who won popular celebrity through her efforts to discover the fate of her beloved husband. Jane Franklin greatly transformed the narrative discourse of Arctic exploration, both through the direct influence she exerted on the search for Franklin and through her rewriting of the language of heroism, suffering and national honour. Her correspondence with British Prime Ministers, Members of Parliament, Lords of the Admiralty offers the private side to a national tragedy. However, Lady Franklin’s letters employ the (female) language of emotion and affection to promote (male) imperial views. |
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