The Mind's Isle: Imaginary Islands in English Fiction
Author:   Adrian Kempton
Publisher:   Peter Lang Ltd
Edition:   New edition
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9781787073036


Pages:   382
Publication Date:   31 July 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Adrian Kempton
Publisher:   Peter Lang Ltd
Imprint:   Peter Lang Ltd
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781787073036


ISBN 10:   1787073033
Pages:   382
Publication Date:   31 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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CONTENTS: Legend and Myth – Odysseus, Sindbad and Atlantis – Utopias and Dystopias – Blueprints for perfect societies: Utopia, Bacon and Neville – Enlightenment satire: Gulliver’s Travels – Symbol and ideal: Barrie, Warner and Huxley – Mystery and Mastery – The Tempest – Phraxos and Sycorax – Island laboratories and thrillers: Frankenstein, Moreau and Christie – Solitude and Survival – Robinson Crusoe – Robinsonades: Golding and Spark – Island retreats: Conrad, Lawrence and Ballard – Romance and Adventure – Byron and the Brontës – Marryat, Ballantyne and Lord of the Flies – Treasure Island – Childhood exploration: Jefferies, Ransome and Blyton.

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Adrian Kempton was formerly a lecturer in French, English and Comparative Literature at Queen’s University Belfast, University College Cork and the University of London Institute in Paris. He specializes in comparative eighteenth-century studies, with particular interests in epistolary writing, robinsonades, early children’s literature, salon art criticism and gardens. Retired since 2011, he lives between Paris and Chartres and is a frequent visitor to the Îles du Ponant – the islands of the setting sun.

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