Castaway tales : from Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi /

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A wide-ranging and appreciative literary history of the castaway tale from Defoe to the present.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Palmer, Christopher, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2016.
Series:Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series.
Subjects:
Crusoe, Robinson > (Fictitious character)
Adventure stories > History and criticism.
Castaways in literature.
Survival in literature.
Islands in literature.
Shipwrecks in literature.
Naufragés dans la littérature.
Survie dans la littérature.
Îles dans la littérature.
Naufrages dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Adventure stories
Castaways in literature
Islands in literature
Shipwrecks in literature
Survival in literature
Englisch
Roman
Schiffbrüchiger > Motiv
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The sea captain and the perfect mango: revision and parody in castaway narratives
  • The Swiss Family Robinson to the mysterious island and beyond: vicissitudes of the Crusoe template
  • Moreau and its progeny: abstraction and violence
  • Successors of Moreau: madness and cannibalism
  • Always another island: females and fridays
  • Recent children's novels: recognizing indigeneity, facing death
  • Recent science fiction novels: science reaffirmed, nature rethought
  • Conclusion: Living phenomena.

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