Chapter 7 Pirates in History and Travel Literature

In: Postmodern Pirates
Author:
Susanne Zhanial
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Pages:
111–121
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004416093_008

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This chapter illuminates the transition from historical travel reports to fictional representations of piracy, and highlights the difficulties of drawing a clear line between the two. It is also shown that Pirates of the Caribbean consciously plays upon this ambiguity when alluding to historical facts and figures.

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Postmodern Pirates

Tracing the Development of the Pirate Motif with Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean

Series:  Contemporary Cinema, Volume: 8
Cover Postmodern Pirates
E-Book ISBN:
9789004416093
Publisher:
Brill
Print Publication Date:
23 Nov 2019

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