Caught between worlds
Subtitle: British captivity narratives in fact and fiction
By: Joe Snader.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lexington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
Subjects: English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism; English prose literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Captivity narratives -- Great Britain; American literature -- English influences; Narration (Rhetoric); English-speaking countries -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
Genres: History and criticism.
Description: "Using both new and canonical texts, Snader shows that foreign captivity was a favorite topic in eighteenth-century Britain. An adaptable and expansive genre, these narratives used set plots and stereotypes originating in Mediterranean power struggles and relocated in a variety of settings, particularly eastern lands. The narratives' rhetorical strategies and cultural assumptions often grew out of centuries of religious strife and coincided with Europe's early-modern military ascendancy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-328) and index.