Castaway Tales : From Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780819576224
- 809.3/87
- PN3448.A3P35 2016
Cover -- Castaway Tales -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1 SETTLEMENT -- 1 The Sea Captain and the Perfect Mango: Revision and Parody in Castaway Narratives -- 2 The Swiss Family Robinson to The Mysterious Island: Vicissitudes of the Crusoe Template -- Part 2 VIOLENCE -- 3 Moreau and Its Progeny: Abstraction and Violence -- 4 Successors of Moreau: Madness and Cannibalism -- Part 3 RECONCILIATION -- 5 Always Another Island: Females and Fridays -- 6 Recent Children's Novels: Recognizing Indigeneity, Facing Death -- 7 Recent Science Fiction Novels: Science Reaffirmed, Nature Rethought -- Conclusion Living Phenomena -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A wide-ranging and appreciative literary history of the castaway tale from Defoe to the present.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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