‘Competitors in the surf-riding contest’: battle as theme in the first three surf novels
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Krauth, Nigel
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In surf fiction it is common for wave-riders to be tested. The test of self – battling against nature, against others, and against one’s own capabilities – is a popularthematic pathway for discovery, growth and freedom, as manifested regularly in surf-related fiction since its beginningsin 1849. This paper looks at the first three novelsthat featured surfing – Mardi and a Voyage Thither (Melville, 1849), The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (Ballantyne, 1857), and Kelea: The Surf-Rider, A Romance of PaganHawaii (Twombly, 1900) – to examine why the authors wrote about surfing inconjunction with themes of battle and contest
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Sandtner, J; Krauth, N, ‘Competitors in the surf-riding contest’: battle as theme in the first three surf novels, (65), TEXT