Maritime fiction : sailors and the sea in British and American novels, 1719-1917 /

"In this 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 civilize...

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Main Author:	Peck, John, 1947- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Subjects:	Sea stories, English > History and criticism. Sea stories, American > History and criticism. Naval art and science > English-speaking countries. Naval art and science in literature. Seafaring life in literature. Sailors in literature. Sea in literature. Mer > Récits anglais > Histoire et critique. Mer > Récits américains > Histoire et critique. Art et science navals dans la littérature. Vie en mer dans la littérature. Marins dans la littérature. Mer dans la littérature. Récits de mer anglais > Histoire et critique. Récits de mer américains > Histoire et critique. Art et science navals > Anglophonie. Naval art and science. Sea stories, American. Sea stories, English. Romans. Engels. Amerikaans. Zeeën. Zeelieden. Scheepvaart. English-speaking countries. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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