Castaway tales : from Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi / / Christopher Palmer
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| Autore: |
Palmer Christopher <1948->
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| Titolo: |
Castaway tales : from Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi / / Christopher Palmer
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| Pubblicazione: | Middletown, Connecticut : , : Wesleyan University Press, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 809.3/87 |
| Soggetto topico: | Adventure stories - History and criticism |
| Castaways in literature | |
| Survival in literature | |
| Islands in literature | |
| Shipwrecks in literature | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | A wide-ranging and appreciative literary history of the castaway tale from Defoe to the present |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Castaway tales |
| ISBN: | 0-8195-7622-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818097103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series.