The Two-Sided Man
The Two-Sided Man

Summary/Abstract: A controversial literary figure, Kipling was considered a standard bearer by Imperialists, while others cringed at his jingoism by calling him the ‘bard’ of Anglo-Saxon imperialism and reacting with critiques of his works and ethical/religious beliefs. Andrew Lyncett, in his biography of Kipling, considers that this complex character represents “a vital figure if one wants to understand how Victorian turned into Edwardian England and came to terms with the modern age.”xxviHis life and works are pages of history and their reading from this perspective provides us with a better understanding of the contradictions that enveloped the writer.

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