The Cambridge Companion to British Literature and Empire

Name: The Cambridge Companion to British Literature and Empire
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Auritro Majumder (University of Houston)

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English

Cambridge University Press
04 December 2025

Literary theory; Literary companions; Colonialism & imperialism; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies

Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature

The volume outlines modern British literature's relation to global empire from the 16th century to the present. Spanning the interactions between Britain, Europe, and the world outside, in Asia, Africa, Australasia, North America, and the Caribbean, it suggests the centrality of colonial-capitalist empire and global exchanges in the development of major genres of literary fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction. Illuminating the vital role of categories such as race, class, gender, religion, commerce, war, slavery, resistance, and decolonization, the twenty-one chapters of the book chart major aspects of British literature and empire. In rigorous yet accessible prose, an international team of experts provides an updated account of earlier and latest scholarship. Suitable for a general readership and academics in the field, the Companion will aid readers in familiarizing with Britain's imperial past and its continuing relevance for the present.

Edited by: Auritro Majumder (University of Houston)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 702g
ISBN: 9781009554381
ISBN 10: 1009554387
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
Pages: 366
Publication Date: 04 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Auritro Majumder is Associate Professor of English at University of Houston. His research includes modern and comparative world literature, theory, and intellectual history. He is the author of Insurgent Imaginations: World Literature and the Periphery (Cambridge 2021), and past chair of the Modern Language Association's South Asia forum.