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The triumph of human empire : Verne, Morris, and Stevenson at the end of the world
- Title
- The triumph of human empire : Verne, Morris, and Stevenson at the end of the world / Rosalind Williams.
- Author
- Williams, Rosalind H.
- Publication
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
- 2013
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Details
- Description
- xi, 416 pages; 24 cm
- Subject
- Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 > Criticism and interpretation
- Morris, William, 1834-1896 > Criticism and interpretation
- Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 > Criticism and interpretation
- Fantasy fiction > 19th century > History and criticism
- Imperialism in literature
- Literature, Modern > 19th century > History and criticism
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Preface: An Event of Consciousness -- The Rise of Human Empire -- Part One: Jules Verne -- Life on the Loire -- The Empire of Paris -- Inventing the Geographic Romance -- The End of the World -- Part Two: William Morris -- Life on the Thames -- Pilgrimage to a Holy Land -- A River of Fire -- From Romance to Fantasy -- Part Three: Robert Louis Stevenson -- Romantic Engineering and Engineering Romance -- Two Voyages: Inland Waterways and High Seas -- Worlds of Wonder and Problematic Shores -- The Romance of Destiny -- Afterword: A Rolling Apocalypse.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-8044
- ISBN
- 9780226899558 (cloth : alkaline paper)
- 0226899551 (cloth : alkaline paper)
- LCCN
- 2013006682
- 40022749113
- OCLC
- 828626854
- Author
- Williams, Rosalind H.
- Title
- The triumph of human empire : Verne, Morris, and Stevenson at the end of the world / Rosalind Williams.
- Publisher
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
- Copyright Date
- 2013
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40022749113
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-8044