Background
Ebbatson, James Roger was born on February 2, 1942 in Torquay, Devon, England. Son of Harry Wilfred and Edith May Ebbatson.
(In his highly theorised and original book, Roger Ebbatson...)
In his highly theorised and original book, Roger Ebbatson traces the emergence of conceptions of England and Englishness from 1840 to 1920. His study concentrates on poetry and fiction by authors such as Alfred Lord Tennyson, Richard Jefferies, Thomas Hardy, Q, Rupert Brooke, and D.H. Lawrence, reading them as a body of work through which a series of problematic English identities are imaginatively constructed. Of particular concern is the way literary landscapes serve as signs not only of identity but also of difference. Ebbatson demonstrates how a sense of cultural rootedness is contested during the period by the experiences of those on the societal margins, whether sexual, national, social, or racial, resulting in a feeling of homelessness even in the most self-consciously 'English' texts. In the face of gradual imperial and industrial decline, Ebbatson argues, foreign and colonial cultures played a crucial role in transforming Englishness from a stable body of values and experiences into a much more ambiguous concept in continuous conflict with factors on the geographical or psychological 'periphery'.
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'Ebbatson demonstrates, with considerable originality and effectiveness, the impact of Darwin's theories on all of Hardy's novels, as well as some of his poetry, and of Herbert Spencer's theories especially on 'The Return of the Native.'
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Ebbatson, James Roger was born on February 2, 1942 in Torquay, Devon, England. Son of Harry Wilfred and Edith May Ebbatson.
Bachelor in English and Philosophy, University Sheffield, England, 1963. Master of Arts in English, University Sheffield, England, 1966. Master of Philosophy in English, University London, 1977.
Lecturer Bromley College of Technology, Kent, England, 1965—1978. Senior lecturer University Sokoto, Nigeria, 1978—1980. Professor Worcester (England) University College, 1981—2001.
Visiting professor Loughborough University, Leicester, England, since 2001.
('Ebbatson demonstrates, with considerable originality and...)
(In his highly theorised and original book, Roger Ebbatson...)
Married Rita Khitrova (divorced October 1994). Married Jacqueline Surdamore, 1968 (divorced 1972). 1 child Rebecca; married Vita Khitrova.