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The Myth of the Explorer
Beau Riffenburgh
其他書名
The Press, Sensationalism, and Geographical Discovery
出版Oxford University Press, 1994
主題Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & ExplorersHistory / United States / GeneralHistory / Expeditions & DiscoveriesLanguage Arts & Disciplines / JournalismLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / GeneralTravel / General
ISBN019285299X9780192852991
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=vpYkAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The characters of explorers such as Livingstone, Stanley, and Peary have assumed almost mythical proportions. Their names are associated with images of heroism, self-sacrifice, and patriotism. In reality, however, many exploratory expeditions were tainted by deception, greed, incompetence, ignorance, and failure. How is it, then, that the heroic myths have been created and perpetuated?
Concentrating on exploration between 1855 and 1910, Beau Riffenburgh examines how the sensation-hungry Anglo-American press created the popular culture of the explorer, and reveals both the subterfuge as well as the genuine bravery behind events such as Cook and Peary's race for the North Pole, Bennett's discovery of the Arctic, and the solution of the mysteries surrounding the mountains of the moon.
Based on extensive original research, the book reasses many explorers' reputations and makes intriguing links between popular culture, the growth of science, imperialism, and the role of the media.