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The Oxford Book of the Sea (Oxford Books of Prose)
Jonathan Raban
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It is no surprise that one of the earliest works in English literature should be a poem about the sea: the sea has been a source of fascination from the earliest times, and the Anglo-Saxon poem 'The Seafarer' is only the first in a long series of writings which ponder its mystery. A powerful and restless presence in real life, the sea is one of the most ubiquitous and protean symbols in literature, changing in response to shifts in sensibility, and holding a mirror to all who confront it - Renaissance explorers and Augustan gentlemen, Romantic outcasts and Victorian ... Read more
It is no surprise that one of the earliest works in English literature should be a poem about the sea: the sea has been a source of fascination from the earliest times, and the Anglo-Saxon poem 'The Seafarer' is only the first in a long series of writings which ponder its mystery. A powerful and restless presence in real life, the sea is one of the most ubiquitous and protean symbols in literature, changing in response to shifts in sensibility, and holding a mirror to all who confront it - Renaissance explorers and Augustan gentlemen, Romantic outcasts and Victorian ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
The Oxford Books of Prose Series
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192801944
SKU
V9780192801944
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Ref
99-1
About Jonathan Raban
Jonathan Raban was born in 1942, educated at Hull University, and was for a time a lecturer at UCW Aberystwyth and the University of East Anglia before becoming a full-time writer in 1969. His books include 'Soft City' (1973), 'Arabia Through the Looking Glass' (1979), 'Old Glory' (1981, Heinemann Award, RSL Thomas Cook Award), 'Foreign Land' (1985), 'Coasting' (1986), ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Book of the Sea (Oxford Books of Prose)
The Oxford Book of the Sea, edited by Jonathan Raban is one of the most romantic books I have read in a long time.
Sunday Herald,Glasgow, 02/12/01
Review from previous edition `this splendid anthology...so rich a mix...There is something here for everyone and that is as it should be.' Barry Unsworth, Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Herald,Glasgow, 02/12/01
Review from previous edition `this splendid anthology...so rich a mix...There is something here for everyone and that is as it should be.' Barry Unsworth, Sunday Telegraph