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The Mind's Isle: Imaginary Islands in English Fiction - Hardcover

Kempton, Adrian

 
9781787073036: The Mind's Isle: Imaginary Islands in English Fiction
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1787073033 ISBN 13: 9781787073036
Verlag: Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Taking as its point of departure The Odyssey, Plato’s account of Atlantis and The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, this book examines the profound influence of these works on the development of island fiction as a genre specific to English literature. Close readings of island fictions from the past four centuries reveal the many ways in which they adapt, rewrite and refer back to these foundational texts, forming an important and intriguing literary tradition. Examples of the genre include such universal classics as Utopia, The Tempest, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels, Treasure Island and Lord of the Flies. Islands have always attracted travellers, writers and dreamers. This book leads the reader on a voyage of exploration to understand exactly what lies behind the island’s powerful appeal to the literary imagination. Along the way, it explores the cultural and historical background to Britain’s island status and its legacy of colonialism and imperialism.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Adrian Kempton was formerly a lecturer in French, English and Comparative Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, University College Cork and the University of London Institute in Paris. He specializes in comparative eighteenth-century studies, with particular interests in epistolary writing, robinsonades, early children’s literature, salon art criticism and gardens. Retired since 2011, he lives between Paris and Chartres and is a frequent visitor to the Îles du Ponant – the islands of the setting sun.

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Verlag
Peter Lang Ltd. International Academic Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1787073033
ISBN 13 
9781787073036
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
366
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