Maritime Fiction

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

AvJ. Peck

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

In this important new study, John Peck examines the cultural significance of maritime novels from Defoe through to Conrad. The first comprehensive discussion of its subject, Maritime Fiction is an original exploration of the relationship between national identity, fiction and the sea.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 15 mm
Vikt:306 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:214
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349419845

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John Peck is now retired and was formerly Reader in Victorian Literature at Cardiff University, UK. With Martin Coyle he edits the Key Concepts series for Palgrave Macmillan.

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This well-written and comprehensive study will interest all students and scholars of British and American literature culture. Choice

Innehållsförteckning

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