Shipwreck in Art and Literature: Images and Interpretations from Antiquity to the Present Day

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Carl Thompson

Shipwreck in Art and Literature

Images and Interpretations from Antiquity to the Present Day

Carl Thompson

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English

Routledge
15 August 2013

The Arts: General & Reference; Literary studies: general

Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature

Tales of shipwreck have always fascinated audiences, and as a result there is a rich literature of suffering at sea, and an equally rich tradition of visual art depicting this theme. Exploring the shifting semiotics and symbolism of shipwreck, the interdisciplinary essays in this volume provide a history of a major literary and artistic motif as they consider how depictions have varied over time, and across genres and cultures. Simultaneously, they explore the imaginative potential of shipwreck as they consider the many meanings that have historically attached to maritime disaster and suffering at sea. Spanning both popular and high culture, and addressing a range of political, spiritual, aesthetic and environmental concerns, this cross-cultural, comparative study sheds new light on changing attitudes to the sea, especially in the West. In particular, it foregrounds the role played by the maritime in the emergence of Western modernity, and so will appeal not only to those interested in literature and art, but also to scholars in history, geography, international relations, and postcolonial studies.

Edited by: Carl Thompson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9780415643627
ISBN 10: 0415643627
Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 15 August 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carl Thompson is Senior Lecturer in English at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Reviews for Shipwreck in Art and Literature: Images and Interpretations from Antiquity to the Present Day

"""Thompson deserves praise for having assembled a wide range of essays that cover such a broad sweep of time…the collection as a whole warrants considerable merit. In its close focus on shipwreck as a way to reframe imperial expansion and technological change, as a lens through which to explore the complexities of religion, race, class, and gender through time, and as a critique of modernity in the broadest terms, Shipwreck in Art and Literature is a valuable addition to the recent revival of oceanic studies across the disciplines."" --Christopher L. Pastore, University of Albany, SUNY, Journeys"