Ocean Liners and Modern Literature.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hammill, Faye.

Series:

Studies in Port and Maritime History Series

Studies in Port and Maritime History Series ; v.5

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2026.

Summary:

An Open Access edition will be available on publication on the Liverpool University Press website, thanks to funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).Ocean liners fascinate writers and the public alike.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Ocean Modern: the liner in the twentieth century

2. Lines of Print: literary culture afloat

3. Magical Mechanisms: the marvellous and monstrous liner

4. Taking Advantage: consumerism, comedy and carnival

5. Sea-Change: passengering and the modern self

Retrospect

Appendix

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-83553-989-0