The Myth of the Titanic

Richard Parton Howells

ISBN 10: 0312221487 / ISBN 13: 9780312221485

Published by Springer Nature B.V. Jul 1999, 1999

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Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Myth of the Titanic
• Publisher: Springer Nature B.V. Jul 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312221487
• ISBN 13: 9780312221485
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 147H x 22D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 147 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 472 grams

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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 teaches Communications Studies at the University of Leeds, England.