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  1. The Mind's Isle
    Author: Kempton, Adrian
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  Peter Lang Ltd, Oxford ; Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, Bern

    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.... more

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    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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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781787076952
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    DDC Categories: 820
    Edition: 1st, New ed.
    Subjects: Englisch; Literatur; Insel <Motiv>; Imaginärer Schauplatz
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource
  2. The Mind's Isle
    Imaginary Islands in English Fiction
    Author: Kempton, Adrian
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers, Oxford

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  3. The Mind's Isle
    Imaginary Islands in English Fiction
    Author: Kempton, Adrian
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers, Oxford

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781787076952
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    RVK Categories: HG 430
    Edition: 1st, New ed
    Subjects: Englisch; Literatur; Imaginärer Schauplatz; Insel <Motiv>
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (382 Seiten)
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    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
  4. The mind's isle
    imaginary islands in english fiction
    Author: Kempton, Adrian
    Published: 2017
    Publisher:  Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers, Oxford

    Cover -- Contents -- List of maps -- Acknowledgements -- Preliminary charting and orientation -- Part I: Legend and Myth -- Chapter 1: Odysseus, Sindbad and Atlantis -- Part II: Utopias and Dystopias -- Chapter 2: Blueprints for perfect societies:... more

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    Cover -- Contents -- List of maps -- Acknowledgements -- Preliminary charting and orientation -- Part I: Legend and Myth -- Chapter 1: Odysseus, Sindbad and Atlantis -- Part II: Utopias and Dystopias -- Chapter 2: Blueprints for perfect societies: Utopia, Bacon and Neville -- Chapter 3: Enlightenment satire: Gulliver's Travels -- Chapter 4: Symbol and ideal: Barrie, Warner and Huxley -- Part III: Mystery and Mastery -- Chapter 5: The Tempest -- Chapter 6: Phraxos and Sycorax -- Chapter 7: Island laboratories and thrillers: Frankenstein, Moreau and Christie -- Part IV: Solitude and Survival -- Chapter 8: Robinson Crusoe -- Chapter 9: Robinsonades: Golding and Spark -- Chapter 10: Island retreats: Conrad, Lawrence and Ballard -- Part V: Romance and Adventure -- Chapter 11: Byron and the Brontës -- Chapter 12: Marryat, Ballantyne and Lord of the Flies -- Chapter 13: Treasure Island -- Chapter 14: Childhood exploration: Jefferies, Ransome and Blyton -- Gazetteer -- Select bibliography -- Index

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781787076952
    Subjects: Islands in literature; Electronic books
    Scope: 1 online resource (266 pages)