Tracing the Connected Narrative

Arctic Exploration in British Print Culture, 1818-1860

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
Cover of the book Tracing the Connected Narrative by Janice Cavell, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Janice Cavell ISBN: 9781442691698
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: December 27, 2008
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Janice Cavell
ISBN: 9781442691698
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: December 27, 2008
Imprint:
Language: English

By the 1850s, journalists and readers alike perceived Britain's search for the Northwest Passage as an ongoing story in the literary sense. Because this 'story' appeared, like so many nineteenth-century novels, in a series of installments in periodicals and reviews, it gained an appeal similar to that of fiction. Tracing the Connected Narrative examines written representations of nineteenth-century British expeditions to the Canadian Arctic. It places Arctic narratives in the broader context of the print culture of their time, especially periodical literature, which played an important role in shaping the public's understanding of Arctic exploration.

Janice Cavell uncovers similarities between the presentation of exploration reports in periodicals and the serialized fiction that, she argues, predisposed readers to take an interest in the prolonged quest for the Northwest Passage. Cavell examines the same parallel in relation to the famous disappearance and subsequent search for the Franklin expedition. After the fate of Sir John Franklin had finally been revealed, the Illustrated London News printed a list of earlier articles on the missing expedition, suggesting that the public might wish to re-read them in order to 'trace the connected narrative' of this chapter in the Arctic story. Through extensive research and reference to new archival material, Cavell undertakes this task and, in the process, recaptures and examines the experience of nineteenth-century readers.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

By the 1850s, journalists and readers alike perceived Britain's search for the Northwest Passage as an ongoing story in the literary sense. Because this 'story' appeared, like so many nineteenth-century novels, in a series of installments in periodicals and reviews, it gained an appeal similar to that of fiction. Tracing the Connected Narrative examines written representations of nineteenth-century British expeditions to the Canadian Arctic. It places Arctic narratives in the broader context of the print culture of their time, especially periodical literature, which played an important role in shaping the public's understanding of Arctic exploration.

Janice Cavell uncovers similarities between the presentation of exploration reports in periodicals and the serialized fiction that, she argues, predisposed readers to take an interest in the prolonged quest for the Northwest Passage. Cavell examines the same parallel in relation to the famous disappearance and subsequent search for the Franklin expedition. After the fate of Sir John Franklin had finally been revealed, the Illustrated London News printed a list of earlier articles on the missing expedition, suggesting that the public might wish to re-read them in order to 'trace the connected narrative' of this chapter in the Arctic story. Through extensive research and reference to new archival material, Cavell undertakes this task and, in the process, recaptures and examines the experience of nineteenth-century readers.

More books from University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division

Cover of the book The L.M. Montgomery Reader by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book The Scribes For Women's Convents in Late Medieval Germany by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book Studies in the Eighteenth Century III by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book Painting Imperialism and Nationalism Red by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book Preaching the Converted by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book The Practice of Field Instruction in Social Work by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book Literary History of Canada by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book The Niagara Escarpment by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book The Archaeology and Geomorphology of Northern Asia by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book The Writing on the Wall by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book Dante's Journey to Polyphony by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book The Bird's Nest Fungi by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book Helter-Shelter by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book Authors, Audiences, and Old English Verse by Janice Cavell
Cover of the book The Workers' Festival by Janice Cavell
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy