Paul Longley Arthur

Virtual Voyages (eBook, PDF)

Travel Writing and the Antipodes 1605-1837

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

'Virtual Voyages' is a fascinating account of the European discovery of the elusive 'great south land' told through the literature of 'imaginary voyages'.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781843313182
• Artikelnr.: 44457299

Autorenporträt

Paul Longley Arthur studied at The University of Western Australia and was a research fellow at Murdoch University and Curtin University before taking up a position in the History program at The Australian National University. He has held visiting fellowships at research centres in Europe, North America and Australia, and has published widely on the history of technology, media, travel and empire. See www.paularthur.com.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Editorial Note
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Real and Imaginary Voices
Chapter 2 - Blank Spaces for the Imagination
Chapter 3 - Exoticism and Romanticism
Chapter 4 - Finding Paradise and Utopia in the Specific
Chapter 5 - Australia's Mythic Inland
Conclusion
Index