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Far-fetched facts : the literature of travel and the idea of the South Seas /

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Neil Rennie's study examines the history of the literature of travel, real and imaginary, from classical times onwards. He focuses especially on the early accounts of the New World and the South Sea islands that lay beyond.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rennie, Neil
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
Subjects:
Oceania > In literature.
Oceania > Description and travel.
Travel in literature.
Océanie > Dans la littérature.
Océanie > Descriptions et voyages.
Voyage dans la littérature.
Literature
Travel
Travel in literature
Oceania
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Neil Rennie's study examines the history of the literature of travel, real and imaginary, from classical times onwards. He focuses especially on the early accounts of the New World and the South Sea islands that lay beyond.
Item Description:Originally published: 1995.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([viii], 330p., [8]p. of plates) : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191674471
0191674478
9780198186274
0198186274