Pacific possessions: the pursuit of authenticity in nineteenth-century oceanian travel accounts
Auteur :
Thomas, Chris J.
Éditeur :
The University of Alabama Press
ISBN :
9780817320942
Date de publication :
25 mai 2021
Dimensions :
23,1 x 16,0 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
420 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Expands the literary canon on Polynesia and Melanesia beyond the giants, such as Herman Melville and Jack London, to include travel narratives by British and American visitors. These accounts were widely read and reviewed when they first appeared but have largely been ignored by scholars.