Nelson's navy in fiction and film
Subtitle: depictions of British sea power in the Napoleonic era
By: Sue Parrill.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780786438556
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- In literature; Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- In motion pictures; English fiction -- History and criticism; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Literature and the wars; Historical fiction -- History and criticism; War in literature; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Motion pictures and the wars; War films -- History and criticism; Historical films -- History and criticism
Description: "This book provides summaries and analyses of more than 250 novels and 25 films and examines the extent to which they accurately reflect the history, mores and manners of the period and the extent to which they reveal the ideas and attitudes of their authors and of the periods in which they were written"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "To glory we steer" : Nelson's navy in fiction and film; title: Chronology; title: The novels; title: The films.