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J. Peck
Maritime Fiction [PDF ebook]
Sailors and the Sea in British and American Novels, 1719-1917

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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780333985212 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Published 2001 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2310826 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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