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H. Rider Haggard's "Nada the Lily": A Triumph of Translation.

This article discusses the book "Nada the Lily," by H. Rider Haggard. This book is described as a romance or a tale that implies poetic feelings and strange or even legendary happenings. Early missionaries and British functionaries called these happenings "dark superstitions". The writer that most...

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Published in:English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920 Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 371 - 398
Main Author: Monsman, Gerald
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: ELT Press 2004
Subjects:
Nada the Lily (Book)
Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925
Tale (Literary form)
Romance language epic literature
Missionaries
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:This article discusses the book "Nada the Lily," by H. Rider Haggard. This book is described as a romance or a tale that implies poetic feelings and strange or even legendary happenings. Early missionaries and British functionaries called these happenings "dark superstitions". The writer that most influenced Haggard was nineteenth century E. B. Taylor and his book "Primitive Culture."