Caught Between Worlds: British Captivity Narratives in Fact and Fiction

By Joe Snader

Book Overview

" Winner of the MLA Prize for Independent Scholars A Choice Outstanding Academic Title The captivity narrative has always been a literary genre associated with America. Joe Snader argues, however, that captivity narratives emerged much earlier in Britain, coinciding with European colonial expansion, the development of anthropology, and the rise of liberal political thought. Stories of Europeans held captive in the Middle East, America, Africa, and Southeast Asia appeared in the British press fro

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813121647
• ISBN13: 9780813121642
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher