Caught between Worlds : British Captivity Narratives in Fact and Fiction.
The captivity narrative has always been a literary genre associated with America. Joe Snader argues, however, that captivity narratives emerged much earlier in Britain, coinciding with European colonial expansion, the development of anthropology, and the rise of liberal political thought. Stories of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The University Press of Kentucky,
2015
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | The captivity narrative has always been a literary genre associated with America. Joe Snader argues, however, that captivity narratives emerged much earlier in Britain, coinciding with European colonial expansion, the development of anthropology, and the rise of liberal political thought. Stories of Europeans held captive in the Middle East, America, Africa, and Southeast Asia appeared in the British press from the late sixteenth through the late eighteenth centuries, and captivity narratives were frequently featured during the early development of the novel. Until the mid-eighteenth century, |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 pages) |
| Awards: | Modern Language Association prize for independent scholars, 2000. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813149530 0813149533 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
