Imperial Discourse In Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park was an important one among the later works written by Jane Austen (1775-1817). This works was full of deeply reflection on love and marriage as always. Among a large numbers of cases which study in the filed of Post-Colonialism cultural criticism, Mansfield Park is a works which is about the relationships between the Jane Austen's creative activities, who was a well-known women novelist in British in Eighteenth century, and the activities of British Empire at home and abroad. Based on researching the social and historical situation in British in Eighteenth century, combining the virtual narrative space of Empire with the real history by using the theory of Post-Colonialism cultural criticism, this dissertation analyzes this typical works. This dissertation consists of three chapters.The first chapter relates to the levels of history, literature and the novelist. Firstly, from historical perspective, the author analyzed the domestic and international conditions on the Imperial Discourse. Secondly, in literature level, the author talked about the Imperial Discourse in British novels in Eighteenth century. Thirdly, in author's individual level, the author analyzed the imperial narration in Austen's works, and the relationships between Jane Austen and Empire.The second chapter focuses on the complex relationships between the secular nobles represented by the Thomas and the new nobility represented by the Crawford. They not only fought but also compromise with each other to reflect their own standpoint in the social change and make the different choices for seeking new ways under the social transformation era.The third chapter discusses out of the power discourse"otherness", taking Antigua, Fanny and the expatriated persons for example. The dissertation talked about how"otherness"to play a role in Mansfield Park by their own way, and attempted to get the equal rights to discourse by means of entering the power center.