Perilous Escapades

Dimensions of Popular Adventure Fiction

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
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Author: Gary Hoppenstand ISBN: 9781476633022
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: April 12, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Gary Hoppenstand
ISBN: 9781476633022
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: April 12, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

Adventure fiction is one of the easiest narrative forms to recognize but one of the hardest to define because of its overlap with many other genres. This collection of essays attempts to characterize adventure fiction through the exploration of key elements—such as larger-than-life characters and imperialistic ideas—in the genre’s 19th- and 20th-century British and American works like The Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy and Captain Blood by Sabatini. The author explores the cultural and literary impact of such works, presenting forgotten classics in a new light.

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Adventure fiction is one of the easiest narrative forms to recognize but one of the hardest to define because of its overlap with many other genres. This collection of essays attempts to characterize adventure fiction through the exploration of key elements—such as larger-than-life characters and imperialistic ideas—in the genre’s 19th- and 20th-century British and American works like The Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy and Captain Blood by Sabatini. The author explores the cultural and literary impact of such works, presenting forgotten classics in a new light.

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