American Sea Literature - Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations

Informationen zum Autor Shin Yamashiro is Associate Professor of American Literature at the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. Klappentext Implementing a never-before-seen approach to sea literature, American Sea Literature: Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations explores the role of American maritime activities and their cultural representations in literature. Differentiating between the 'terrestrial' and 'oceanic' as concepts, Shin Yamashiro divides sea literature into three categories: literature on the sea, by the sea, and beneath the sea. Discussing both canonical works and new books on scuba diving, deep-sea explorations, and surfing, this fascinating study recognizes sea literature's unique influence on American history. Zusammenfassung Implementing a never-before-seen approach to sea literature, American Sea Literature: Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations explores the role of American maritime activities and their cultural representations in literature. Differentiating between the 'terrestrial' and 'oceanic' as concepts, Shin Yamashiro divides sea literature into three categories: literature on the sea, by the sea, and beneath the sea. Discussing both canonical works and new books on scuba diving, deep-sea explorations, and surfing, this fascinating study recognizes sea literature's unique influence on American history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: On the Sea, By the Sea, Beneath the Sea 1. American Sea Literature - on the Sea 2. American Sea Literature - by the Sea 3. American Sea Literature - beneath the Sea Epilogue: Rooftop Water Tank

List of contents

Introduction: On the Sea, By the Sea, Beneath the Sea 1. American Sea Literature - on the Sea 2. American Sea Literature - by the Sea 3. American Sea Literature - beneath the Sea Epilogue: Rooftop Water Tank

Product details

• Authors: S Yamashiro, S. Yamashiro, Shin Yamashiro
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2014
• EAN: 9781137465665
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46566-5
• No. of pages: 125
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; B, Literature, Cultural History, Cultural Studies, Cultural Theory, Social and cultural history, Literary theory, History of the Americas, Literature, general, Culture—Study and teaching, Civilization—History, Literature, Modern—20th century, Twentieth-Century Literature, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature—Philosophy, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, America;history;Narrative;Tradition