Kipling, the Elton John of his age?
Professor Elleke Boehmer discusses why Kipling's writing, and his poetry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in particular, launched him to international fame across the British Empire.
By comparing him to contemporary popular figures such as Elton John and Paul McCartney, she offers insight into how Kipling's verse captured the popular imagination of the common people throughout the age of imperialism.
Date Published:
8 October 2012
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Contributors:
Dominic Davies, Elleke Boehmer
In Collection(s):
Rudyard Kipling, Colonial Writers
Keywords:
#greatwriters, South Africa, India, colonialism, verse, poetry, British empire, imperialism, kipling
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Kipling, the Elton John of his age? by Rudyard Kipling at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/kipling-elton-john-his-age. Published on 08 October 2012. Accessed on 15 May 2026.
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