Perilous Escapades: Dimensions of Popular Adventure FictionMcFarland, 12 apr 2018 - 183 pagine Adventure fiction is one of the easiest narrative forms to recognize but one of the hardest to define because of its overlap with many other genres. This collection of essays attempts to characterize adventure fiction through the exploration of key elements--such as larger-than-life characters and imperialistic ideas--in the genre's 19th- and 20th-century British and American works like The Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy and Captain Blood by Sabatini. The author explores the cultural and literary impact of such works, presenting forgotten classics in a new light. |
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Rafael Sabatinis Captain Blood His Odyssey | 15 |
Robert Montgomery Birds Nick of the Woods | 30 |
Baroness Orczys The Scarlet Pimpernel | 46 |
Rafael Sabatinis Scaramouche | 54 |
CJ Cutcliffe Hynes The Lost Continent The Story of Atlantis | 62 |
AEW Masons The Four Feathers | 98 |
Robert E Howards The Treasures of Tartary | 113 |
Elizabeth Peters The Last Camel Died at Noon | 119 |
PC Wrens Beau Geste | 132 |
Ian Flemings From Russia with Love | 147 |
The Changing Image of the Scientist Adventurer in the Lost World Adventure | 157 |
Bibliography | 169 |
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