Wildness and colonialism in "The Story of Two Dogs" by Doris Lessing.
Dogs play an important role in colonial society, especially in Africa. While the project of colonisation involves settling in a new country and confronting wild animals, the dog is one animal on which the settler can rely as an ally, protector and companion. Settler dogs whose breeds stem from Brita...
| Publicado en: | Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 174 - 186 |
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