The Lure Of The Sea
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The Lure of the Sea
Author | : Alain Corbin |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520066380 |
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Corbin argues that with few exceptions people living before the eighteenth century knew nothing of the attractions of the coast, the visual delight of the sea, the desire to brave the force of the waves or to feel the coolness of sand against the skin. The image of the ocean in the popular consciousness was coloured by Biblical and mythical recollections of sea monsters, voracious whales, and catastrophic floods. It was perceived as sinister and unchanging, a dark, unfathomable force inspiring horror rather than attraction. These associations of catastrophe and fear in the minds of Europeans intensified the repulsion they felt towards deserted and dismal shores.
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