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pp. 318, “Writing Geographical Exploration summarizes the various factors that influence the writing and interpretation of exploration narratives, demonstrating the limitations of the assumption that there is a direct relationship between what the explorer saw and what the text describes. Davies offers a revisionist evaluation of Captain Thomas James, who spent eighteen months in search of the Northwest Passage in the 1630s, to illustrate how modern textual analysis can enrich the appreciation of a traveller’s account. Though James’s work has been dismissed in the modern period, his work was highly regarded in previous centuries by scientist Robert Boyle and poet Samuel Coleridge. James was not a first-rank explorer, but he was an able navigator and leader, a perceptive scientific observer and a master author who produced a thrilling tale of adventure that should occupy a more prominent place in exploration writing and history, literary theory, and post-modern geography.”pencil notations and marks to text
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| ISBN | 1552380629 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9781552380628 | |
| Number of pages | 318 | |
| Original Title | Writing Geographical Exploration: Thomas James and the Northwest Passage, 1631-33 (Northern Lights) | |
| Published Date | 2004 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dj | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | Larger 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Calgary | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | Canadian Studies | |
| Author: | Wayne Davies | |
| Publisher: | Univ of Calgary Pr |
pp. 318, “Writing Geographical Exploration summarizes the various factors that influence the writing and interpretation of exploration narratives, demonstrating the limitations of the assumption that there is a direct relationship between what the explorer saw and what the text describes. Davies offers a revisionist evaluation of Captain Thomas James, who spent eighteen months in search of the Northwest Passage in the 1630s, to illustrate how modern textual analysis can enrich the appreciation of a traveller’s account. Though James’s work has been dismissed in the modern period, his work was highly regarded in previous centuries by scientist Robert Boyle and poet Samuel Coleridge. James was not a first-rank explorer, but he was an able navigator and leader, a perceptive scientific observer and a master author who produced a thrilling tale of adventure that should occupy a more prominent place in exploration writing and history, literary theory, and post-modern geography.”pencil notations and marks to text
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
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