Castaway Tales : from Robinson Crusoe to Life of Pi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
- Publish date: 05/10/2016
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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: SETTLEMENT The Sea Captain and the Perfect Mango: Revision and Parody in Castaway Narratives The Swiss Family Robinson to The Mysterious Island and Beyond: Vicissitudes of the Crusoe Template PART 2: VIOLENCE Moreau and Its Progeny: Abstraction and Violence Successors of Moreau: Madness and Cannibalism PART 3: RECONCILIATION Always Another Island: Females and Fridays Recent Children's Novels: Recognizing Indigeneity, Facing Death Recent Science Fiction Novels: Science Reaffirmed, Nature Rethought Conclusion: Living Phenomena Notes Bibliography Index
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