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Author Farrier, David, 1979-

Title Unsettled narratives : the Pacific writings of Stevenson, Ellis, Melville and London / David Farrier.

Imprint New York : Routledge, ©2007.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 277 pages)
Series Literary criticism and cultural theory
Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-272) and index.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Contents Ch. 1. "Talk languished on the beach" : the possibility of reciprocity in Robert Louis Stevenson's In the south seas -- ch. 2. "These words are so changed in a native's mouth" : contested frames in William Ellis's Polynesian researches -- ch. 3. "Typee or Happar?" : the unsettling narrative of Typee -- ch. 4. "This is the book I write" : Jack London's strictly limited body.
Summary Acknowledgments ix. Introduction: The Written Pacific 1 (14). ``Talk languished on the beach'': The Possibility of Reciprocity in Robert Louis Stevenson's In the South Seas. 15 (58). ``These words are so changed in a native's mouth'': Contested Frames in William Ellis's Polynesian Researches. 73 (44). ``Typee or Happar?'': The Unsettling Narrative of Typee. 117 (56). ``This is the Book I write'': Jack London's Strictly Limited Body. 173 (54). Conclusion: Ambivalence and Authorship 227 (6). Notes 233 (32). Works Cited 265 (8). Index.
Language English.
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Subject Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. In the South Seas.
Ellis, William, 1794-1872. Polynesian researches during a residence of nearly eight years in the Society and Sandwich Islands.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Typee.
London, Jack, 1876-1916. Cruise of the Snark.
Typee (Melville, Herman)
Travelers' writings, English -- History and criticism.
Travelers' writings, American -- History and criticism.
Oceania -- In literature.
Travel in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Literature
Travel in literature
Travelers' writings, American
Travelers' writings, English
Oceania https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfGXyKwjqFR47VVfYDpfq
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Farrier, David, 1979- Unsettled narratives. New York : Routledge, ©2007 9780415979511 (DLC) 2006027738 (OCoLC)71275413
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