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Pirates in Fiction and Reality
ISBN-13: 9783836454797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 140 str.
The stories of roughneck pirates roaming the decks of black-flagged vessels have fascinated readers of all ages since their early beginnings and have shaped today's common conception of pirate life and sea adventures. By examining the representation of pirates in Daniel Defoe's 'Captain Singleton', James Fenimore Cooper's 'The Red Rover', Frederick Marryat's 'The Pirate', Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' and J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan', the author not only compares the image created by fiction to the reality of the 'Golden Age of Piracy', but tries to answer the question of why, after more than 200 years, people are still fascinated by vicious pirate captains on awesome vessels and deserted Caribbean islands. The thesis casts a glance at the legends behind the stories of Silver, Hook and Co. Were they really mythical figures or simply ill-mannered searobbers that did not live up to their reputation?
The stories of roughneck pirates roaming the decks of black-flagged vesselshave fascinated readers of all ages since their early beginnings and haveshaped todays common conception of pirate life and sea adventures. Byexamining the representation of pirates in Daniel Defoes Captain Singleton,James Fenimore Coopers The Red Rover, Frederick Marryats The Pirate,Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island and J.M. Barries Peter Pan, theauthor not only compares the image created by fiction to the reality of theGolden Age of Piracy, but tries to answer the question of why, after morethan 200 years, people are still fascinated by vicious pirate captains onawesome vessels and deserted Caribbean islands. The thesis casts a glance atthe legends behind the stories of Silver, Hook and Co. Were they reallymythical figures or simply ill-mannered searobbers that did not live up totheir reputation?
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