02744nam 2200685 450 991046599500332120200520144314.00-8195-7622-0(CKB)3710000000614199(EBL)4082684(OCoLC)944920090(SSID)ssj0001630641(PQKBManifestationID)16377311(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001630641(PQKBWorkID)14830250(PQKB)10580350(MiAaPQ)EBC4082684(MdBmJHUP)muse50630(Au-PeEL)EBL4082684(CaPaEBR)ebr11174299(OCoLC)923650690(EXLCZ)99371000000061419920160615h20162016 uy 1engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCastaway tales from Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi /Christopher PalmerMiddletown, Connecticut :Wesleyan University Press,2016.©20161 online resourceWesleyan Early Classics of Science Fiction Series0-8195-7621-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.A wide-ranging and appreciative literary history of the castaway tale from Defoe to the presentWesleyan early classics of science fiction series.Adventure storiesHistory and criticismCastaways in literatureSurvival in literatureIslands in literatureShipwrecks in literatureCrusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)Electronic books.Adventure storiesHistory and criticism.Castaways in literature.Survival in literature.Islands in literature.Shipwrecks in literature.Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)809.3/87Palmer Christopher1948-930028MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465995003321Castaway tales2091343UNINA