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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822948803321

Autore

Cavell Janice

Titolo

Tracing the connected narrative : Arctic exploration in British print culture, 1818-1860 / / Janice Cavell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4426-9169-7

1-4426-8946-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Collana

Studies in book and print culture

Disciplina

910.9163/27

Soggetti

LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Sources.

History

Bibliographies.

Electronic books.

Arctic regions Discovery and exploration British History Sources

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 The End of an Epic, 1859-1860 -- 2 The Dreams of Romance, 1818-1820 -- 3 The Threshold of a World Unknown, 1820-1821 -- 4 A Romance in Real Life, 1821-1824 -- 5 The Nelsons of Discovery -- 6 Their Tribute from the General Voice, 1823-1848 -- 7 The Knight-errantry of Our Day, 1848-1852 -- 8 The Duty of a People, 1852-1857 -- 9 A Sacred Sorrow, 1857-1860.

Sommario/riassunto

Through extensive research and reference to new archival material, Cavell recaptures and examines the experience of nineteenth-century readers.