THE VOICE OF THE COMMON SOLDIER
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THE VOICE OF THE COMMON SOLDIER:
KIPLING AND SOLDIER'S POETRY
Kent Harrison
8 May 00
In contemporary times, much criticism has been placed upon Rudyard Kipling for his support of British Imperialism; George Orwell went so far as to call him the "prophet of British Imperialism during its expansionist phase." To be sure, a considerable portion of Kipling's works were written in celebration and support of Imperial expansion, but it is short-sighted to simply label him as …
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…Man's Burden,'" Kipling Journal. September, 1990, pp. 13-27. Rice, Elizabeth T. "Fuzzy-Wuz," Kipling Journal. December, 1990, pp. 24-6. Whitehead, John. "The 'Barrack-Room Ballads' as Treasure-Trove," Kipling Journal. March, 1995, pp. 21-5. 1Newsom, p. 23, states that "The White Man's Burden" was included in a pamphlet distributed by the Boston Anti-Imperialist League. 2Fitzgerald, p. 73, does a complete economic analysis of colonial empires and concludes that, at least economically, they were a losing proposition for the colonial masters. 3Whitehead, p. 25.
…Man's Burden,'" Kipling Journal. September, 1990, pp. 13-27. Rice, Elizabeth T. "Fuzzy-Wuz," Kipling Journal. December, 1990, pp. 24-6. Whitehead, John. "The 'Barrack-Room Ballads' as Treasure-Trove," Kipling Journal. March, 1995, pp. 21-5. 1Newsom, p. 23, states that "The White Man's Burden" was included in a pamphlet distributed by the Boston Anti-Imperialist League. 2Fitzgerald, p. 73, does a complete economic analysis of colonial empires and concludes that, at least economically, they were a losing proposition for the colonial masters. 3Whitehead, p. 25.
