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

By John Peck

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
0333793579, 9780333793572, 9780333985212
LCC
PR830.S4 P43 2001
Open Library ID
OL6791738M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
570 kB (583660 bytes)
Pages
226\225
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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

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