Sea Fortune: Literature and Navigation (Paradigms: Literature and the Human Sciences, 10). This item is unavailable.Sea Fortune: Literature and Navigation (Paradigms: Literature and the Human Sciences, 10)

Oversized hardcover, xxx + 517 pages, illustrated with b&w images, NOT ex-library. Weight 944g. Limited external wear, rubbed-through lower edge of the tip of corner of the front board. Interior in great shape, clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- An academic work that explores the intricate relationship between literature and the history of navigation. The book delves into how maritime adventures, navigation technologies, and the unpredictability of the sea have been reflected in literary texts over centuries. Wolf examines the ways in which literary works have shaped and responded to developments in navigation, presenting sea voyages as a metaphor for human fortune and misfortune. This study focuses on how maritime experiences are interwoven with cultural and social reflections, creating a paradigm that links the uncertainty of the sea with the unpredictability of human existence. The text also discusses various navigation instruments, the challenges of seafaring, and how these elements are portrayed in classical and modern literature. It is an insightful exploration for those interested in the interplay between the sea and cultural imagination.…