The story of the voyage : sea-narratives in eighteenth-century England
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The story of the voyage : sea-narratives in eighteenth-century England
(Cambridge studies in eighteenth-century English literature and thought, 24)
Cambridge University Press, 1994
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-234) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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 It illustrates the wide variety of published and unpublished material in this field, from self-satisfied official accounts to the little-known narratives of victims of the press-gang.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.
目次
- 1. Introduction
- Part I: 2. William Dampier
- Part II: 3. A disconsolate black albatross
- 4. The wreck of the Wager
- 5. Dr Hawkesworth at sea
- 6. Cook and the Forsters
- 7. The silence of Fletcher Christian
- Part III: 8. The slave-trade
- 9. Passengers
- 10. Autobiographies
- 11. The unfortunates
- 12. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
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