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Thinking of the white man’s burden: what did Kipling not experience in Mandalay?
Rudyard Kipling has been vilified as the jingoistic poet of Empire, a reputation Kipling lovers have tried to re cast for many years.
But in 1899 Kipling wrote two poems which seem to map his thinking for us:”Mandalay” and “The White Man’s Burden.” Continue reading
Posted in Burma, Mandalay, Myanmar, Rudyard Kipling, Yangon
Tagged Burma, Mandalay, Myanmar, Rudyard Kipling, White Man's Burden, Yangon
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