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Maritime Fiction: Sailors and the Sea in British and American Novels, 1719-1917
J. Peck
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Description for Maritime Fiction: Sailors and the Sea in British and American Novels, 1719-1917
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
In this important new 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 civilised 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.
In this important new 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 civilised 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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349419845
SKU
V9781349419845
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99-1
About J. Peck
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.
Reviews for Maritime Fiction: Sailors and the Sea in British and American Novels, 1719-1917
This well-written and comprehensive study will interest all students and scholars of British and American literature culture. Choice