Patrick O'Brian's Bodies at Sea
An exploration of the complex roles that bodies--both literally and figuratively--play in the 21 volume Aubrey-Maturin series reveals much about the novels'' many meditations on mind and body. Beginning with a consideration of genre norms and the bodies of the novels'' main characters, the book''s focus shifts to the ways the series offers interconnections between the human body and history.
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An exploration of the complex roles that bodies--both literally and figuratively--play in the 21 volume Aubrey-Maturin series reveals much about the novels'' many meditations on mind and body. Beginning with a consideration of genre norms and the bodies of the novels'' main characters, the book''s focus shifts to the ways the series offers interconnections between the human body and history.
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