The sea voyage narrative / Robert Foulke.
The sea voyage narrative / Robert Foulke.
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Publisher
New York : Twayne ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
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N809.93355/22
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxv, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Nature of Voyaging -- Ch. 2. Navigation and the Oral Tradition: The Odyssey -- Ch. 3. Voyages of Discovery: Columbus and Cook -- Ch. 4. The Sea Quest: Moby-Dick and The Old Man and the Sea -- Ch. 5. Voyages of Endurance: The Nigger of the "Narcissus" -- Ch. 6. Postscript: Voyage Narrative...
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Publisher
New York : Twayne ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
That voyage narratives reflect a symbiosis between literature and history, imagination and experience, and fiction and autobiography is the premise of The Sea Voyage Narrative, written by Robert Foulke, a gifted scholar who brings decades of seafaring experience to his study of the genre. In clear and compact fashion, Foulke defines this old and po...
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The sea voyage narrative / Robert Foulke.
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Studies in literary themes and genres ; no. 14.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-233) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1997.
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N809.93355/22
Record Identifier
74VvjevlN2mZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvjevlN2mZ
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ISBN
0805709681 (alk. paper)
9780805709681 (alk. paper)
DDC
809.93355
MMS ID
991015313399702626
