| Perilous Escapades: Dimensions of Popular Adventure Fiction Contributor(s): Hoppenstand, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476670552 ISBN-13: 9781476670553 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 823.087 |
| LCCN: 2018000265 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.7" (0.50 lbs) 183 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |