Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film

Depictions of British Sea Power in the Napoleonic Era

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by Sue Parrill

Type: Studies
Subject: Genre > Historical films
Keywords: historical films, Great Britain
Publishing date: 2009
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Language: English

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Physical desc.

Paperback • 335 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-3855-6

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Book Presentation:
This book provides summaries and analyses of more than 250 novels and nearly 30 films and examines the extent to which they accurately reflect the history, mores and manners of the period—and the extent to which they reveal the ideas and attitudes of their authors and of the periods in which they were written. Particular emphasis is placed on the nature and importance of the war at sea for the British and on the role of famous naval officers such as Nelson, Pellew, Duncan, Smith and Cochrane in the defeat of Napoleon.

About the Author:
Sue Parrill is professor emeritus and former head of the Department of English at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.

Press Reviews:
"meticulous…highly recommended"—Booklist; "this is the sort of reference book one is glad to have…the book is a pleasant addition to any maritime library"—International Journal of Maritime History.

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