Maritime fiction
Subtitle: sailors and the sea in British and American novels, 1719-1917
By: John Peck.
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Sea stories, English -- History and criticism; Sea stories, American -- History and criticism; Naval art and science -- English-speaking countries; Naval art and science in literature; Seafaring life in literature; Sailors in literature; Sea in literature
Description: "In this 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 civilized values of those who remain on the shore. It is an exploration of the relationship between national identity, fiction and the sea."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-207) and index.