The Story of the Voyage - Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England (Paperback, New Ed)

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 It illustrates the wide variety of published and unpublished material in this field, from self-satisfied official accounts to the little-known narratives of victims of the press-gang.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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought
Release date:	May 2004
First published:	1994
Authors:	Philip Edwards
Dimensions:	229 x 154 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	268
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-60426-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-521-60426-5
Barcode:	9780521604260

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