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1 online resource (350 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Narratives of Fact; 1. Travel, Travail, and the British Captivity Tradition; 2. The Captive as Hero; 3. The Perils and the Powers of Cultural Conversion; Part 2: Narratives of Fiction; 4. Mastering Captivity; 5. Resisting Americans in British Novels of American Captivity; 6. Utopian Captivities and other ""African"" Paradoxes; Conclusion; Notes; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. |
| 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, |
| Awards |
Modern Language Association prize for independent scholars, 2000. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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English prose literature. |
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18th century |
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English-speaking countries -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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English-speaking countries. |
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Intellectual life. |
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English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
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Captivity narratives -- Great Britain.
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Captivity narratives. |
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Great Britain. |
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American literature -- English influences.
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American literature -- English influences. |
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Narration (Rhetoric)
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Narration (Rhetoric) |
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1500-1799 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Snader, Joe. Caught between Worlds : British Captivity Narratives in Fact and Fiction. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813121642 |
| ISBN |
9780813149530 electronic book |
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0813149533 electronic book |
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