The Imaginary Voyage in Prose : Fiction " " a History of Its Criticism and a Guide for Its Study, With an Annotated Check List of 215 Imaginary Voyages from 1700 to 1800 " "By Philip Babcock Gove " " New York: Morningside Heights Columbia University Press

Presents a history of the criticism of the imaginary voyage in fictional literature. Also includes an annotated check list of two hundred and fifteen imaginary voyages from 1700-1800. Preface Contents Part One. A History of the Criticism of the Imaginary Voyage I. Widespread but Indefinite Use of the Term “Imaginary Voyage” II. The Antiquity of the Imaginary Voyage III. Earliest Discoverable Uses of the Term “Imaginary Voyage” IV. History of Critical Discussion and of Bibliography V. The Robinsonade VI. The Relation of the Imaginary Voyage to Other Kinds of Prose Fiction Part Two. Annotated Check List of Two Hundred and Fifteen Imaginary Voyages from 1700 to 1800 Introduction Abbreviations Used in the Check List Short Title Index to the Imaginary Voyages Arranged Alphabetically by Authors Annotated Check List Bibliography Index