Castaway Tales: From Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi

by Christopher Palmer

Book Overview

A wide-ranging and appreciative literary history of the castaway tale from Defoe to the present

Ever since Robinson Crusoe washed ashore, the castaway story has survived and prospered, inspiring a multitude of writers of adventure fiction to imitate and adapt its mythic elements. In his brilliant critical study of this popular genre, Christopher Palmer traces the castaway tales' history and changes through periods of settlement, violence,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819576573
• ISBN13: 9780819576576
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"