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Islands of the Imagination. Transformation from Mythical Places in Ancient and Modern Thought

Name: Islands of the Imagination. Transformation from Mythical Places in Ancient and Modern Thought
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Author: Dr Sabine Mercer
ISBN: 978-3-656-95190-2

Essay, 2004

28 Pages, Grade: Distinction

Dr Sabine Mercer (Author)

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1 INTRODUCTION

2 Magic Islands: Loci for Transformation
2.1 Anon:The Shipwrecked Sailor(ca 19th Century BC)
2.2 William Shakespeare:The Tempest(1611)

3 Ancient Utopias of Escape
3.1 Hesiod:Works and Days(ca 700 BC)
3.2 Plato:CritiasorAtlanticus(ca 360 BC)
3.3 Horace: “Epode XVI” (20 BC)

4 Modern Utopias of Reconstruction
4.1 Thomas More:Utopia(1516)
4.2 Francis Bacon:The New Atlantis(1627)

5 Utopian/Dystopian Reflections: Island Transformation in the Age of Discovery
5.1 Antonio Pigafetta:Magellan’s Voyage(1522 – 1525)
5.2 Michel de Montaigne: “ On the Cannibals” (1580)

6 CONCLUSION

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Title: Islands of the Imagination. Transformation from Mythical Places in Ancient and Modern Thought
College: James Cook University (James Cook University)
Course: Strangers in the South Pacific
Grade: Distinction
Author: Dr Sabine Mercer (Author)
Year: 2004
Pages: 28
Catalog Number: V298742
ISBN (eBook): 9783656951896
ISBN (Book): 9783656951902
File size: 624 KB
Language: English
Notes: Marker's comment: Excellent survey and very well researched.
Keywords: Magic Islands, The Shipwrecked Sailor, Shakespeare, The Tempest, Hesiod, Works and Days, Plato, Atlantis, Horace, Epode xvi, Thomas More, Utopia, Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis, Dystopia, Pigafetta, Magellan's Voyage, Montaigne, On the Cannibals, transformation, Collective fantasy, islands

Quote paper: Dr Sabine Mercer (Author), 2004, Islands of the Imagination. Transformation from Mythical Places in Ancient and Modern Thought, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/298742

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