Dangerous Pilgrimages: Trans-Atlantic Mythologies and the Novel

Dangerous Pilgrimages: Trans-Atlantic Mythologies and the Novel

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Author: Malcolm Bradbury

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 480


The trade between Britain and Europe, and the United States, has dealt in many commodities, bullion and whale-oil, slaves and coffee, scotch and crack. But down the centuries the most flourishing traffic has been in mutual fantasy: on the one hand Dracula's castle, the Sistine Chapel, thatched cottages and cream teas; on the other, the wide prairie, the thunderous Pacific, the Chisholm Trail and Route 66. Since Plato, the Old World has been inventing its own images of the New; since explorers called it into being, the New World has been looking to the Old, borrowing old traditions to write the new rules. This book examines the trade in ideas and its implications.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Malcolm Bradbury

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 480


The trade between Britain and Europe, and the United States, has dealt in many commodities, bullion and whale-oil, slaves and coffee, scotch and crack. But down the centuries the most flourishing traffic has been in mutual fantasy: on the one hand Dracula's castle, the Sistine Chapel, thatched cottages and cream teas; on the other, the wide prairie, the thunderous Pacific, the Chisholm Trail and Route 66. Since Plato, the Old World has been inventing its own images of the New; since explorers called it into being, the New World has been looking to the Old, borrowing old traditions to write the new rules. This book examines the trade in ideas and its implications.