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The Story of the Voyage: Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England

The Story of the Voyage: Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England

Edwards, Philip
Erskine-Hill, Howard
Richetti, John J.

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Series: Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature a, Book 24

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ISBN10: 0521604265
ISBN13: 9780521604260
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 20 2004
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This is the first full study of one of the most popular and extensive forms of eighteenth-century literature, the voyage narrative. It illustrates the wide variety of published and unpublished material in this field, from self-satisfied official accounts to the little-known narratives of victims of the press-gang. It includes a survey of writings about the Pacific - including Cook's voyages and Bligh and The Bounty; there is a major new study of William Dampier, studies of writings about the slave-trade, and accounts of seamen and passengers, including Fielding and Mary Wollstonecraft. This is a book about writing, rather than exploration and adventure, dealing with the devious routes from the actuality of experience to the production of self-serving narratives. These are narratives of energy, vitality and interest, set within the context of British competitive sea-going imperialism.

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