Typee: Complete Text with Introduction, Historical Contexts, Critical EssaysHoughton Mifflin, 2004 - 399 oldal This is the first edition of Typee to place its most riveting features the highly charged and complicated accounts of sexuality, tattooing, cannibalism, and taboo in a broad historical context. Twelve rich selections from the writings of Melville's predecessors and contemporaries, along with eight illustrations, will help readers develop a fuller sense of where Melville's treatment of these topics is unconventional and why it matters. The volume also includes a complete list of the excisions and revisions insisted on by Melville's American publisher, further proof of how much his text was pushing the boundaries of acceptable literature of the day. |
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... appeared a complete mystery to them , and from our ignorance of the language it was impossible for us to enlighten them . In answer to inquiries which the eloquence of their gestures enabled us to comprehend , all that we could reply ...
... appeared a complete mystery to them , and from our ignorance of the language it was impossible for us to enlighten them . In answer to inquiries which the eloquence of their gestures enabled us to comprehend , all that we could reply ...
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... appeared solely in- tent upon reaching his destination , careless how many of his cocoa - nuts kept company with him . In a short time the last straggler was seen hurrying on his way , and the faint shouts of those in advance died ...
... appeared solely in- tent upon reaching his destination , careless how many of his cocoa - nuts kept company with him . In a short time the last straggler was seen hurrying on his way , and the faint shouts of those in advance died ...
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... appeared , indeed , to be altogether unconscious of my presence . I was utterly at a loss how to account for this extraordinary conduct . I easily perceived that he was a man of no little consequence among the islanders ; that he ...
... appeared , indeed , to be altogether unconscious of my presence . I was utterly at a loss how to account for this extraordinary conduct . I easily perceived that he was a man of no little consequence among the islanders ; that he ...
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A Note on the Text | 15 |
A Sequel to Typee | 240 |
The Draft Manuscript | 256 |
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appeared approached arms beautiful believe body brought called cannibalism Captain carried chiefs civilized cocoa-nut companion continued Cook course culture desire entered eyes face fact fearful feet followed fruit gave girls give ground groves hand head human idea inhabitants islanders kind King Kory-Kory land least leaves less light living looked manner matter means Mehevi Melville mind moment morning natives nature nearly never night Nukuheva observed occasion once operation Pacific particular passed perhaps person present produced reach regard relations remained rest savages seemed seen ship short side sometimes soon standing strange stream taboo tattooing thing thought tion Toby trees turned Typee understand valley various vessel Voyage warrior whole women young