Abstract
The common nineteenth-century cultural motif of the ‘sailor’s progress’
depicted the journey of the sailor from boy to man against the backdrop
of the sights, sounds, and demands of the maritime world. In George
Cruikshank’s widely disseminated 1819 etching of that name (Fig. 1) the
British sailor’s life was one of dancing, drinking, fghting, and ‘exercising
his authority’ on wooden decks, as he moved from inexperienced landlubber to raconteur pensioner
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Negotiating Masculinities and Modernity in the Maritime World |
Editors | Karen Downing, Johnathan Thayer, Joanne Begiato |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 1-20 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-77946-7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |