Narratives Of Shipwrecks And Disasters 1586 1860
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Narratives Of Shipwrecks And Disasters 1586 1860
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Author : Keith Gibson Huntress
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Narratives Of Shipwrecks And Disasters 1586 1860 written by Keith Gibson Huntress and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Shipwrecks categories.
A Checklist Of Narratives Of Shipwrecks And Disasters At Sea To 1860
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Author : Keith Gibson Huntress
language : en
Publisher: Iowa State Press
Release Date : 1979
A Checklist Of Narratives Of Shipwrecks And Disasters At Sea To 1860 written by Keith Gibson Huntress and has been published by Iowa State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Reference categories.
Narratives Of Shipwrecks And Disasters 1586 1860
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Author : Keith Gibson Huntress
language : en
Publisher: Ames : Iowa State University Press
Release Date : 1974
Narratives Of Shipwrecks And Disasters 1586 1860 written by Keith Gibson Huntress and has been published by Ames : Iowa State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Shipwrecked
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Author : Evan L. Balkan
language : en
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Release Date : 2010-05-10
Shipwrecked written by Evan L. Balkan and has been published by Menasha Ridge Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-10 with Travel categories.
For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked! Adventures and Disasters at Sea is an irresistible read. A heady voyage through human suffering at the hands of unforgiving oceans, cruel captains, and implacable fate, this latest collection of Evan Balkan's impeccably researched true adventures details 14 major maritime disasters. Included are such legendary stories as the 1629 maiden voyage of the Batavia that ended in mutiny and murder, and the dramatic destruction of the majestic three-masted barquentine Endurance in ice-clogged Antarctic waters in 1912. A vast spectrum of human emotion and activity is featured in these exciting profiles, from deadly incompetence and brutish cannibalism to surprising self-sacrifice and quiet heroism.
Dickens And Victorian Print Cultures
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Author : Robert L. Patten
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Dickens And Victorian Print Cultures written by Robert L. Patten and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
This volume places Dickens at the centre of a dynamic and expanding Victorian print world and tells the story of his career against a background of options available to him. The collection describes a world animated by outpourings of print materials: books, serials, newspapers, periodicals, libraries, paintings and prints, parodies and plagiarisms, censorship, advertising, as well as theatre and other entertainment, and celebrity. It also shows this period as driven by a growing and more literate population, and undergirded by a general conviction that writing was a crucial component of governance and civic culture. The extensive introduction and selected articles anchor Dickens's attempts to establish better conditions for writers regarding copyright protection, pay, status, recognition, and effectiveness in altering public policy. They speak about Dickens's life as playwright, journalist, novelist, editor, magazine publisher, theatrical producer, actor, lecturer, reader of his own works, supporter of charities for impoverished authors and fallen women, exponent of a morality of Christian compassion and domestic affections sometimes put into question by his own actions, proponent and critic of British nationalism, and champion of education for all. This selection of essays and articles from previously published accounts by internationally renowned scholars is of interest to all students and professionals who are fascinated by the composition, manufacture, finance, formats, pictorializations, sales, advertising and influence of Dickens's writing.
The Novelty Of Newspapers
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Author : Matthew Rubery
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-28
The Novelty Of Newspapers written by Matthew Rubery and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
Arising in the 1800s and soon drawing a million readers a day, the commercial press profoundly influenced the work of Brontë, Braddon, Dickens, Conrad, James, Trollope, and others who mined print journalism for fictional techniques. Five of the most important of these narrative conventions--the shipping intelligence, personal advertisement, leading article, interview, and foreign correspondence--show how the Victorian novel is best understood alongside the simultaneous development of newspapers. In highly original analyses of Victorian fiction, this study also captures the surprising ways in which public media enabled the expression of private feeling among ordinary readers: from the trauma caused by a lover's reported suicide to the vicarious gratification felt during a celebrity interview; from the distress at finding one's behavior the subject of unflattering editorial commentary to the apprehension of distant cultures through the foreign correspondence. Combining a wealth of historical research with a series of astute close readings, The Novelty of Newspapers breaks down the assumed divide between the epoch's literature and journalism and demonstrates that newsprint was integral to the development of the novel.
Shipwreck In Art And Literature
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Author : Carl Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-09
Shipwreck In Art And Literature written by Carl Thompson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
Tales of shipwreck have always fascinated audiences, and as a result there is a rich literature of suffering at sea, and an equally rich tradition of visual art depicting this theme. Exploring the shifting semiotics and symbolism of shipwreck, the interdisciplinary essays in this volume provide a history of a major literary and artistic motif as they consider how depictions have varied over time, and across genres and cultures. Simultaneously, they explore the imaginative potential of shipwreck as they consider the many meanings that have historically attached to maritime disaster and suffering at sea. Spanning both popular and high culture, and addressing a range of political, spiritual, aesthetic and environmental concerns, this cross-cultural, comparative study sheds new light on changing attitudes to the sea, especially in the West. In particular, it foregrounds the role played by the maritime in the emergence of Western modernity, and so will appeal not only to those interested in literature and art, but also to scholars in history, geography, international relations, and postcolonial studies.
Cornish Wrecking 1700 1860
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Author : Cathryn J. Pearce
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2010
Cornish Wrecking 1700 1860 written by Cathryn J. Pearce and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
Discusses the complex laws and practices relating to wreck law, that is the right to salvage goods washed up on the shore, examines how Cornish people made use of this "harvest of the sea" and explores how myths about Cornish wrecking have developed.
A Sea Of Misadventures
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Author : Amy Mitchell-Cook
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2013-11-30
A Sea Of Misadventures written by Amy Mitchell-Cook and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-30 with History categories.
A Sea of Misadventures examines more than one hundred documented shipwreck narratives from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century as a means to understanding gender, status, and religion in the history of early America. Though it includes all the drama and intrigue afforded by maritime disasters, the book’s significance lies in its investigation of how the trauma of shipwreck affected American values and behavior. Through stories of death and devastation, Amy Mitchell-Cook examines issues of hierarchy, race, and gender when the sphere of social action is shrunken to the dimensions of a lifeboat or deserted shore. Rather than debate the veracity of shipwreck tales, Mitchell-Cook provides a cultural and social analysis that places maritime disasters within the broader context of North American society. She answers questions that include who survived and why, how did gender or status affect survival rates, and how did survivors relate their stories to interested but unaffected audiences? Mitchell-Cook observes that, in creating a sense of order out of chaotic events, the narratives reassured audiences that anarchy did not rule the waves, even when desperate survivors resorted to cannibalism. Some of the accounts she studies are legal documents required by insurance companies, while others have been a form of prescriptive literature—guides that taught survivors how to act and be remembered with honor. In essence, shipwreck revealed some of the traits that defined what it meant to be Anglo-American. In an elaboration of some of the themes, Mitchell-Cook compares American narratives with Portuguese narratives to reveal the power of divergent cultural norms to shape so basic an event as a shipwreck.
Out Of The Depths
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Author : Alan G. Jamieson
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2022-10-24
Out Of The Depths written by Alan G. Jamieson and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-24 with History categories.
A highly illustrated voyage through shipwrecks ancient and contemporary. Out of the Depths explores all aspects of shipwrecks across four thousand years, examining their historical context and significance, showing how shipwrecks can be time capsules, and shedding new light on long-departed societies and civilizations. Alan G. Jamieson not only informs readers of the technological developments over the last sixty years that have made the true appreciation of shipwrecks possible, but he also covers shipwrecks in culture and maritime archaeology, their appeal to treasure hunters, and their environmental impacts. Although shipwrecks have become less common in recent decades, their implications have become more wide-ranging: since the 1960s, foundering supertankers have caused massive environmental disasters, and in 2021, the blocking of the Suez Canal by the giant container ship Ever Given had a serious effect on global trade.