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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... moment I stepped forward towards our guides , and pronouncing the two names interroga- tively and pointing to the lowest part of the valley , endeavored to come to the point at once . They repeated the words after me again and again ...
... moment I stepped forward towards our guides , and pronouncing the two names interroga- tively and pointing to the lowest part of the valley , endeavored to come to the point at once . They repeated the words after me again and again ...
80. oldal
... moment the slight tenement was com- pletely full of people , whilst those who were unable to obtain admittance gazed at us through its open cane - work . It was now evening , and by the dim light we could just discern the sav- age ...
... moment the slight tenement was com- pletely full of people , whilst those who were unable to obtain admittance gazed at us through its open cane - work . It was now evening , and by the dim light we could just discern the sav- age ...
242. oldal
... moment's pause , when the Typees , with wild shrieks , flung themselves into the covert , spear in hand ; nor was Toby behind - hand . Coming so near getting his skull broken by the stones , and animated by an old grudge he bore the ...
... moment's pause , when the Typees , with wild shrieks , flung themselves into the covert , spear in hand ; nor was Toby behind - hand . Coming so near getting his skull broken by the stones , and animated by an old grudge he bore the ...
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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