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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Palmer, Christopher, 1948- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2016.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Crusoe, Robinson > (Fictitious character)
Schiffbrüchiger > Motiv
Roman.
Englisch
Survival in literature.
Shipwrecks in literature.
Islands in literature.
Castaways in literature.
Adventure stories.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Naufrages dans la litterature.
Îles dans la litterature.
Survie dans la litterature.
Adventure stories > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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