The Story of the Voyage
Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought
- Author: Philip Edwards
- Date Published: May 2004
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521604260
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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 It illustrates the wide variety of published and unpublished material in this field, from self-satisfied official accounts to the little-known narratives of victims of the press-gang.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.
Read more- First full study of the voyage narrative in the age of British sea-going power
- Includes detailed accounts of key figures such as Cook and Bligh and a new study of William Dampier
- New material on convicts, passengers (including women), and press-ganged seamen
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- Date Published: May 2004
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521604260
- length: 268 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 154 x 17 mm
- weight: 0.425kg
- contains: 11 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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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