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Author:
Palmer, Christopher, 1948- author.
Title:
Castaway tales : from Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi / Christopher Palmer.
Publisher:
Wesleyan University Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xxii, 226 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Adventure stories--History and criticism.
Castaways in literature.
Survival in literature.
Islands in literature.
Shipwrecks in literature.
Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index.
Contents:
The sea captain and the perfect mango: revision and parody in castaway narratives -- The Swiss Family Robinson to the mysterious island and beyond: vicissitudes of the Crusoe template -- Moreau and its progeny: abstraction and violence -- Successors of Moreau: madness and cannibalism -- Always another island: females and fridays -- Recent children's novels: recognizing indigeneity, facing death -- Recent science fiction novels: science reaffirmed, nature rethought -- Conclusion: Living phenomena.
Series:
The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
ISBN:
0819576220
9780819576224
0819576212
9780819576217
0819576573
9780819576576
OCLC:
(OCoLC)923650690
LCCN:
2015037497
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

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