Global crusoe: comparative literature, postcolonial theory and transnational aesthetics
Auteur :
Fallon, Ann Marie
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781409429982
Date de publication :
28 déc. 2011
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A study of the novels, poems, short stories and films that adapt the Crusoe myth. It argues that the twentieth-century Crusoe is not alone, struggling survivor, but a cosmopolitan figure who serves as a warning against the dangers of individual isolation and colonial oppression.