The Imaginary Sea Voyage: Sailing Away in Literature, Legend and Lore

The Imaginary Sea Voyage: Sailing Away in Literature, Legend and Lore
ISBN-10
0786465255
ISBN-13
9780786465255
Category
Adventure and adventurers in literature
Pages
279
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
McFarland
Author
James J. Bloom

Description

"This book traces the history and literature of the imaginary voyage--stories of mariners journeying through uncharted waters to find strange and marvelous sights. Through the overlapping spheres of history, geography, cosmography and literary criticism,this book examines the mystique of what lies just over the horizon"--

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