Pirates, Conquest, and Community

Public talk by Dr. Chloe Preedy at 1pm on 17th November 2014 at the Royal Cornwall Museum

This talk reflects upon how those living in coastal communities imagine their relationship with the sea. It will focus on the Cornish courtier, poet and pirate Sir Walter Raleigh: an American coloniser, and maritime hero. With reference to Shakespeare’s The Tempest, the talk will explore how Raleigh represents the relationship between marine activity and political action in his poem Ocean to Cynthia, and conclude by considering how modern representations of Raleigh perpetuate this association between conquest and the sea.

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