Writing Geographical Exploration - Thomas James and the Northwest Passage, 1631-33 (Hardcover, New)

Writing Geographical Exploration summarizes the various factors that influence the writing and interpretation of exploration narratives, demonstrating the limitations of the assumption that there is a direct relationship between what the explorer saw and what the text describes. Davies offers a revisionist evaluation of Captain Thomas James, who spent eighteen months in search of the Northwest Passage in the 1630s, to illustrate how modern textual analysis can enrich the appreciation of a traveller's account. Though James's work has been dismissed in the modern period, his work was highly regarded in previous centuries by scientist Robert Boyle and poet Samuel Coleridge. James was not a first-rank explorer, but he was an able navigator and leader, a perceptive scientific observer and a master author who produced a thrilling tale of adventure that should occupy a more prominent place in exploration writing and history, literary theory, and post-modern geography.

General

Imprint:	University of Calgary Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Northern Lights
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	April 2002
Authors:	Wayne K.D. Davies
Dimensions:	254 x 203 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-55238-062-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration Promotions
LSN:	1-55238-062-9
Barcode:	9781552380628

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