Maritime Fiction by J Peck

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Maritime Fiction by J Peck

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Summary

In this important new study, John Peck examines the cultural significance of maritime novels from Defoe through to Conrad. 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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Maritime Fiction by J Peck

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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This well-written and comprehensive study will interest all students and scholars of British and American literature cultureChoice

John Peck is now retired and was formerly Reader in Victorian Literature at Cardiff University, UK. With Martin Coyle he edits the Key Concepts series for Palgrave Macmillan.
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ISBN 13 9780333793572
ISBN 10 0333793579
Title Maritime Fiction
Author J Peck
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 2001-03-08
Number of pages 214
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