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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... chiefs swagger about in gold lace and broadcloth , while the great mass of the common people are nearly as primitive in their appearance as in the days of Cook . In the progress of events at these islands , the two classes are receding ...
... chiefs swagger about in gold lace and broadcloth , while the great mass of the common people are nearly as primitive in their appearance as in the days of Cook . In the progress of events at these islands , the two classes are receding ...
347. oldal
... chiefs , as a formal mark of friendship , joined noses with me , and sepa- rated , shouting and bellowing the news into every house . When a common man is tatooing , the thing is done quietly enough ; but when a chief is to be done , it ...
... chiefs , as a formal mark of friendship , joined noses with me , and sepa- rated , shouting and bellowing the news into every house . When a common man is tatooing , the thing is done quietly enough ; but when a chief is to be done , it ...
348. oldal
... chiefs - and they appeared to sympathize much with me ; but they were not allowed to interfere , as I was a tabooed chief . I was a little faintish after it , but on going out and sitting in the cool shade of a tree , all went off well ...
... chiefs - and they appeared to sympathize much with me ; but they were not allowed to interfere , as I was a tabooed chief . I was a little faintish after it , but on going out and sitting in the cool shade of a tree , all went off well ...
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A Note on the Text | 15 |
A Sequel to Typee | 240 |
The Draft Manuscript | 256 |
Copyright | |
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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