Corbin, Alain.

The lure of the sea : the discovery of the seaside in the western world, 1750-1840 / Alain Corbin ; translated by Jocelyn Phelps. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 1994. - ix, 380 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-370) and index.

0520066383 (acidfree paper)

93060742


Ocean--Social aspects--History--Europe--18th century.
Ocean--Social aspects--History--Europe--19th century.
Sea in literature.
Seashore--History--Europe--18th century.
Seashore--History--Europe--19th century.


Europe--Civilization--18th century.
Europe--Civilization--19th century.

CB411 / .C6513 1994

940.2/53