The lure of the sea
Subtitle: the discovery of the seaside in the Western world 1750 - 1840
By: Alain Corbin ; translated by Jocelyn Phelps.
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Ocean -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History -- 18th century; Ocean -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History -- 19th century; Sea in literature; Seashore -- Europe -- History -- 18th century; Seashore -- Europe -- History -- 19th century; Europe -- Civilization -- 18th century; Europe -- Civilization -- 19th century
Work titles: Territoire du vide.
Notes: Originally published:Cambridge:Polity,1994.

Translation of: Le Territoire du vide.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-370) and index.