The Story of the Voyage: Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England

di Philip Edwards (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2004

This is the first full study of one of the most popular and extensive forms of eighteenth-century literature, the voyage narrative. It illustrates the wide variety of published and unpublished material in this field, from self-satisfied official accounts to the little-known narratives of victims of the press-gang. It includes a survey of writings about the Pacific - including Cook's voyages and Bligh and The Bounty; there is a major new study of William Dampier, studies of writings about the slave-trade, and accounts of seamen and passengers, including Fielding and Mary Wollstonecraft. This is a book about writing, rather than exploration and adventure, dealing with the devious routes from the actuality of experience to the production of self-serving narratives. These are narratives of energy, vitality and interest, set within the context of British competitive sea-going imperialism.

• Autore: Philip Edwards
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought
• Anno: 2004
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 268 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 154 mm
• Peso: 425 gr.
• EAN: 9780521604260

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