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.
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.
Award winner Gary Hoppenstand is a professor in the department of English and the secretary for academic governance at Michigan State University. He has published numerous books and more than sixty scholarly articles on topics ranging from popular culture studies to literary studies to media studies. He lives in Holt, Michigan.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction: A Brief Story of Adventure Power and Politics as Adventure: Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses The Swashbuckling Pirate as Rebel Hero: Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood: His Odyssey Justified Bloodshed and the Origins of the Vigilante Hero:Robert Montgomery Bird's Nick of the Woods The Romance of Adventure: Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel Revolution and Revenge: Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche Empires in Decline: C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne's The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis The Ruritanian Romance: Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda Science Fantasy and the Adventure Story: Edwin L. Arnold's Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation Empire and the Bright Face of Danger: A.E.W. Mason's The Four Feathers Soldiering for Fortune: Robert E. Howard's "The Treasures of Tartary" Mystery as Adventure: Elizabeth Peters' The Last Camel Died at Noon Redemption and Honor: P.C. Wren's Beau Geste Popular Fiction as Thriller Propaganda: Ian Fleming's From Russia, with Love Dinosaur Doctors and Jurassic Geniuses: The Changing Image of the Scientist Adventurer in the Lost World Adventure Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction: A Brief Story of Adventure Power and Politics as Adventure: Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses The Swashbuckling Pirate as Rebel Hero: Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood: His Odyssey Justified Bloodshed and the Origins of the Vigilante Hero:Robert Montgomery Bird's Nick of the Woods The Romance of Adventure: Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel Revolution and Revenge: Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche Empires in Decline: C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne's The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis The Ruritanian Romance: Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda Science Fantasy and the Adventure Story: Edwin L. Arnold's Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation Empire and the Bright Face of Danger: A.E.W. Mason's The Four Feathers Soldiering for Fortune: Robert E. Howard's "The Treasures of Tartary" Mystery as Adventure: Elizabeth Peters' The Last Camel Died at Noon Redemption and Honor: P.C. Wren's Beau Geste Popular Fiction as Thriller Propaganda: Ian Fleming's From Russia, with Love Dinosaur Doctors and Jurassic Geniuses: The Changing Image of the Scientist Adventurer in the Lost World Adventure Bibliography Index
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