Maritime Fiction

Sailors and the Sea in British and American Novels, 1719-1917

AvJ. Peck

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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In this study, John Peck examines the cultural significance of maritime novels from Defoe through to Conrad. Focusing in particular on the image of the body, he illustrates how these works are built around the disparity between the masculine and often brutal regime of the ship and the civilized values of those who remain on the shore. It is an exploration of the relationship between national identity, fiction and the sea.

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Utgivningsdatum:2001-03-08
Mått:140 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt:449 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:214
Upplaga:2001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333793572

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JOHN PECK is a Senior Lecturer in English at Cardiff University. His previous books include War, the Army and Victorian Literature, How to Study a Novel, How to Study a Poet, and collections of essays on Victorian novelists. He is joint General Editor of three series: New Casebooks, Critical Issues and How to Study Literature.

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Acknowledgements Introduction Sea Stories Jane Austen's Sailors Captain Marryat's Navy Dickens and the Sea American Sea Fiction: Cooper, Poe, Dana Herman Melville Mid-Victorian Maritime Fiction Adventures at Sea Joseph Conrad Notes Index