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The Sea Voyage Narrative, by Roberr Foulke (Taylor and Francis, Inc., New York NY, 200 1, 244 pp, notes, bib li o, ISBN 0-41593-8945; $ 18.95pb) Robert Foulke's The Sea Voyage Narrative rekindles any fl agging inreresr on the part of long-term fa ns of sea literature an d encourages the beginner or casual reader to explore more thoroughly that Ii terary field . One of a series of books published by Taylor and Francis, each reviews a specifi c lirerary genre. Foulke is careful ro distingu ish "sea voyage" from rhe general "sea lirerature" field, whi ch covers a much wider range of topics. H e analyzes the sub-ca tegories "oral tradirion" (Homer's The Odyssey), "voyages of discovery" (Columbus and Cook), "sea quest" (Melville's MobyDick and H emingway's The Old Man and the Sea), and "voyages of enduran ce" (Conrad's Nigger ofthe Narcissus). Foulke explains the defining characteristics of the genre as a whole and within each sub-caregoty and provides some co mmentary on authors-i.e. the Phoenicians may have deliberately added exaggerations on the perils of the Western Mediterranean in their ve rsion of The Odyssey ro discourage Greeks from enrering rhar rrading area; Conrad co mmented on rhe ugliness of mororized vessels long before the ar rival of co ntainer ships. Possibly the most val uable pan of this book is the long bibliographical essay on sources and their locations in librari es, archives, and museums throughout rhe wo rld . Readers will find here all the informarion they need ro follow up on a particular area of interest. ROBERTS . BARRETI
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