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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... strange wayward being , moody , fitful , and melancholy - at times almost morose . He had a quick and fiery temper too , which , when thoroughly roused , transported him into a state bordering on delirium . It is strange the power that ...
... strange wayward being , moody , fitful , and melancholy - at times almost morose . He had a quick and fiery temper too , which , when thoroughly roused , transported him into a state bordering on delirium . It is strange the power that ...
162. oldal
... strange events these novel sounds might be the precursors , and not a little desirous to catch a sight of the instruments which produced the terrific noise , I accompanied the natives as soon as they were in readiness to depart for the ...
... strange events these novel sounds might be the precursors , and not a little desirous to catch a sight of the instruments which produced the terrific noise , I accompanied the natives as soon as they were in readiness to depart for the ...
168. oldal
... strange effigy and watched the play of the feathery head - dress , stirred by the same breeze which in low tones breathed amidst the lofty palm - trees , I loved to yield myself up to the fan- ciful superstition of the islanders , and ...
... strange effigy and watched the play of the feathery head - dress , stirred by the same breeze which in low tones breathed amidst the lofty palm - trees , I loved to yield myself up to the fan- ciful superstition of the islanders , and ...
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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