Fiction and Factuality:A Narrative Study of Anson's A Voyage Round the World in the Years 1740-1744 from the Perspective of New Historicism
A Voyage Round the World in the Years 1740-1744 complied by Richard Walter gives an account of Royal Navy officer George Anson who attacked Spanish American colonies during the War of the Austrian Succession,explored the Pacific Ocean and then intruded into Guangzhou.After being refreshed in China,Anson intercepted the Manila galleon and sailed back to England,thus accomplished the global navigation in Royal Navy history.The author's description of the Spanish colonists,the Qing government,and the other objects in the book constructs a Britain-centered history:the traditional empire represented by Spain was on the wane,and the Qing Empire in the East also began to crumble,but Britain was at the summit of its power.From the perspective of new historicism,A Voyage Round the World in the Years 1740-1744 embodies textuality of history and historicity of text.In the narration of historic events,the author integrates fiction and facts into the text.In the discourse of satirizing the other countries while praising Britain,the book demonstrates the author's advocacy for British expansion,calling on Britain to implement new expansion strategies in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve Britain's global hegemony ambition.
British overseas expansionGeorge AnsonA Voyage Round the World in the Years 1740-1744new historicism
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