Re-imagining Africa: revisiting Rider Haggard’s legacy in modern times with particular reference to South Africa

• Published in: E-rea : Revue d'etudes anglophones Vol. 18; no. 18.1
• Main Author: STIEBEL, Lindy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Laboratoire d’Études et de Recherche sur le Monde Anglophone 15.12.2020; Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)
• Subjects: academic legacy; African romances; literary legacy; popular culture legacy; Rider Haggard; Rider Haggard; African romances; romances africaines; literary legacy; héritage littéraire; academic legacy; héritage académique; popular culture legacy; héritage dans la culture populaire

Haggard’s significance as a barometer of his age as a popular writer and as a writer of interest for the modern age still holds true. This article revisits some of the themes of that statement and assesses Haggard’s ongoing legacy in the modern era. It will draw on my books Imagining Africa: landsca...