Perilous escapades : dimensions of popular adventure fiction / Gary Hoppenstand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoppenstand, Gary, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain.

United States.

Adventure stories, American--History and criticism.

Adventure stories, American.

American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Popular literature--United States--History and criticism.

Popular literature.

Adventure stories, English--History and criticism.

Adventure stories, English.

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Popular literature--Great Britain--History and criticism.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 175 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"This collection of essays attempts to characterize adventure fiction through the exploration of key elements 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction: a brief story of adventure

1. Power and politics as adventure: Robert Louis Stevenson's The black arrow: a tale of the two roses

2. The swashbuckling pirate as rebel hero: Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood: his odyssey

3. Justified bloodshed and the origins of the vigilante hero: Robert Montgomery Bird's Nick of the woods

4. The romance of adventure: Baroness Orczy's The scarlet pimpernel

5. Revolution and revenge: Rafael Sabatini's Scaramouche

6. Empires in decline: C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne's The lost continent: the story of Atlantis

7. The Ruritanian romance: Anthony Hope's The prisoner of Zenda

8. Science fantasy and the adventure story: Edwin L. Arnold's Lieut. Gullivar Jones: his vacation

9. Empire and the bright face of danger: A.E.W. Mason's The four feathers

10. Soldiering for fortune: Robert E. Howard's "The treasures of Tartary"

11. Mystery as adventure: Elizabeth Peters' The last camel died at noon

12. Redemption and honor: P.C. Wren's Beau geste

13. Popular fiction as thriller propaganda: Ian Fleming's From Russia, with love

14. Dinosaur doctors and jurassic geniuses: the changing image of the scientist adventurer in The lost world adventure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781476670553

1476670552

OCLC:

1005196273