THE MYTH OF THE TITANIC

Richard Howells (Lecturer, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds)

ISBN 10: 0333725972 / ISBN 13: 9780333725979

Published by Macmillan Press, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 1999

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First impression of the true first edition with full number-string sequence including the no. "1" on the publisher's copyright page: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Illustrated with twelve black and white photographic plates from the author's collection. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. Bottom corners of boards and lower corner tips of last few pages slightly bumped. No inscriptions. Spine tight. Pages bright and clean. ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper. No tears. No fading. Dustwrapper crisp and bright. ***xii prelim-pages plus 213 pages including notes, bibliography and sources and index to rear. 224mm x 144mm. ***Contents: Acknowledgments; List of Plates; Introduction; 1. A Brief History of the Titanic; 2. Myth and the Titanic; 3. 'Women and Children First!'; 4. 'We Shall Die Like Gentlemen'; 5. 'Be British!'; 6. 'Nearer, My God, to Thee'; 7. 'The Unsinkable Ship'; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography and Sources; Index. ***'The first critical analysis of the Titanic as modern myth, this book focuses on the second of the two Titanics. The first was the physical Titanic, the rusting remains of which can still be found twelve thousand feet below the North Atlantic. The second is the mythical Titanic which emerged just as its tangible predecessor slipped from view on 15 April 1912. It is the second of the two Titanics which remains the more interesting and which continues to carry cultural resonances today. The Myth of the Titanic begins with the launching of the 'unsinkable ship' and ends with the outbreak of the 'war to end all wars'. It provides an insight into the particular culture of late Edwardian Britain and beyond this draws far greater conclusions about the complex relationship between myth, history, popular culture and society as a whole.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the true first edition extremely, hard to find in its original dustwrapper, especially in such nice clean bright condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE MYTH OF THE TITANIC
• Publisher: Macmillan Press, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333725972
• ISBN 13: 9780333725979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political & Social History
  • Illustrated
  • History & Military

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Synopsis

The first critical analysis of the Titanic as modern myth, this book focuses on the second of the two Titanics . The first was the physical Titanic , the rusting remains of which can still be found twelve thousand feet below the north Atlantic. The second is the mythical Titanic which emerged just as its tangible predecessor slipped from view on 15 April 1912. It is the second of the two Titanics which remains the more interesting and which continues to carry cultural resonances today. The Myth of the Titanic begins with the launching of the 'unsinkable ship' and ends with the outbreak of the 'war to end all wars'. It provides an insight into the particular culture of late-Edwardian Britain and beyond this draws far greater conclusions about the complex relationship between myth, history, popular culture and society as a whole.

About the Author

RICHARD HOWELLS is an experienced print and broadcast journalist and has worked as a radio producer for the BBC. Although he has written articles and contributed to radio and television documentaries about the Titanic this is his first book on the subject.
He took a first degree at Harvard, returning to his native England to take his PhD at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is currently Lecturer at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds.