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Kingsley* Ruskin and Carlyle. "
(1)
These were the exponents
of force and authority. Yearning for action and adventure
w=+o expressed in popular literature, - ".. the concurrence of
patriotism and imperialism in the ethics with Cory
sensationalism in the subject matter, of the prevailing
type of fiction. Not subtlety, but stimulation, not character
but adventure, not psycholo y but the shedding of blood,
not thought: but bustle and excitmont, are the requirements
today net by two English fictioniata out of three. "
Imperialism was connected with the craze for sports
and athleticicun0 W. S. Blunt in 1899 deplored "the militarism
and brutalities of the day, the idealization of lotball and
all games of forces the rehabilitation of Napoleon and other
war nuking acoundrole... "
(3)
(2)
A 'writer in the "vienti innter
Rev on the attractions of Imperial debates in Parliament
wrote, "» "A member who could, or would, talk only to his
conatituonta... of domestic reforms would be voted a terribly
dull kind of bore. Popular contents of apart generally wind
up with fireworks; and are not politico of the nature of
(1) y A. ä. IIowina
. , The Apolorl n of an ImDerialin t, forty 9earn,
of Empire policy, London p«15.
1929"
(2) J. M. Robertson, 02
cit, p. 68.
(3) V. S. Blunt R Irv Dit rien. being personal nRrrati ve of eventn
1ßR.. 1914, London 1919, Vol1"p. 391.