Castaway Tales: From Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi (Early Classics of Science Fiction)

by Christopher Palmer (Author)

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  2016

  $11.85

  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, conflict, and