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2nd in a 3 part work on the decline an fall of imperialism in the Western mind. The author examines adventure tales in English literature. Defoe, Conrad and Kipling show that the questing conquest... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0465017185
ISBN13:9780465017188
Release Date:June 1979
Publisher:Basic Books
Length:429 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
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Adventure Novels
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An excellent survey and discussion of adventure novels of nearly three hundred years along with the imperialist history of that time. Contents: 1. Modern Empire, Caste, and Adventure 2. Narrative, Other Forms, and Literature-As-A System 3. Defoe 4. Scott 5. Cooper 6. Tolstoy 7. Popular Literature and Children's Literature 8. Twain 9. Kipling 10. Conrad 11. In the Trough of the Wave of Imperialism: Adventure Images after 1918. Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index. Written for the general reader but well worth the price to get such a good survey of this genre.
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