Caught between Worlds : British Captivity Narratives in Fact and Fiction.

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Author / Creator:Snader, Joe, 1964-
Imprint:Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Description:1 online resource (350 pages)
Language:English
Subject:English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
English prose literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
Captivity narratives -- Great Britain.
American literature -- English influences.
Narration (Rhetoric)
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
American literature -- English influences.
Captivity narratives.
English fiction.
English prose literature.
English prose literature -- Early modern.
Intellectual life.
Narration (Rhetoric)
English-speaking countries -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
English-speaking countries.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11239740
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ISBN:9780813149530
0813149533
9780813121642
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:The captivity narrative has always been a literary genre associated with America. Joe Snader argues, however, that captivity narratives emerged much earlier in Britain, coinciding with European colonial expansion, the development of anthropology, and the rise of liberal political thought. Stories of Europeans held captive in the Middle East, America, Africa, and Southeast Asia appeared in the British press from the late sixteenth through the late eighteenth centuries, and captivity narratives were frequently featured during the early development of the novel. Until the mid-eighteenth century,
Awards:Modern Language Association prize for independent scholars, 2000.
Other form:Print version: Snader, Joe. Caught between Worlds : British Captivity Narratives in Fact and Fiction. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813121642