The Deerslayer
Paperback
Rs 286
| Genre: | Classics |
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| Language: | English |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9781853265525 |
| ISBN10: | 1853265527 |
| Pages: | 423 |
| Dimensions: | 4.92 x 7.68 x 0.87 inches |
| Weight: | 300.5 g |
| Published: | October 05, 1998 |
| Edition: | 17 |
About the Book
With a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. The Deerslayer is the culmination of James Fenimore Cooper s Leather-Stocking novels, featuring Natty Bumppo (the deer-slaying young frontiersman) and the Mohican chief, Chingachgook. Cooper portrays the hubris of the conquest of a vast territory. The action takes place during the American wars of the 1740s. Natty and his friend Harry attempt to save a trapper and two young women, whose floating fort on Lake Glimmerglass is besieged by the ruthless Iroquois. The tension steadily increases to the point at which a cruel outcome seems inevitable. The exciting action, the romantic potentialities and the knowledgeable evocation of frontier life (with its moral and racial conflicts) have made this novel a perennial favourite. The courageous Natty, with his problematic values, has set the precedent for countless American heroes. Culturally, The Deerslayer has proved to be a powerfully influential work.