The Resource "Whole oceans away" : Melville and the Pacific, edited by Jill Barnum, Wyn Kelley, and Christopher Sten, (electronic resource)
"Whole oceans away" : Melville and the Pacific, edited by Jill Barnum, Wyn Kelley, and Christopher Sten, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- Essays on Melville and the culture of the Pacific"Like the young Melville, those who imagine Polynesia from the perspective of Europe or North America tend to envision a tropical garden set in a shining sea. But the Pacific experienced by a runaway American sailor in an earlier century presents a different picture, and the Pacifi c experienced by indigenous peoples of today a different one yet."-- from the IntroductionHerman Melville had a lifelong fascination with the Pacific and with the diverse island cultures that dotted this vast ocean. The essays in this collection articulate the intersection of Western and Pacific perspectives in Melville's work, from his early writings based on ocean voyages and encounters in the Pacific to Western modes of thought in relation to race and national identity. These essays interrogate familiar themes of Western colonialism while introducing fresh insights, including Melville's use of Pacific cartography, the art of tattooing, and his interest in evolutionary science.Using a variety of methodologies and approaches--postcolonial theory, cultural studies, linguistics, performance theory--"Whole Oceans Away" offers a valuable body of criticism for students of nineteenth-century American literature and history, cultural studies, and Pacific Rim studies
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxi, 350 pages)
- Note
- Based on papers presented at the Fourth International Melville Society Conference held in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on June 3-7, 2003
- Isbn
- 9781631010163
- Label
- "Whole oceans away" : Melville and the Pacific
- Title
- "Whole oceans away"
- Title remainder
- Melville and the Pacific
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Jill Barnum, Wyn Kelley, and Christopher Sten
- Subject
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- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Freading Electronic Book
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Travel -- Oceania
- Oceania -- Description and travel
- Oceania -- In literature
- Sea stories, American -- History and criticism
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Essays on Melville and the culture of the Pacific"Like the young Melville, those who imagine Polynesia from the perspective of Europe or North America tend to envision a tropical garden set in a shining sea. But the Pacific experienced by a runaway American sailor in an earlier century presents a different picture, and the Pacifi c experienced by indigenous peoples of today a different one yet."-- from the IntroductionHerman Melville had a lifelong fascination with the Pacific and with the diverse island cultures that dotted this vast ocean. The essays in this collection articulate the intersection of Western and Pacific perspectives in Melville's work, from his early writings based on ocean voyages and encounters in the Pacific to Western modes of thought in relation to race and national identity. These essays interrogate familiar themes of Western colonialism while introducing fresh insights, including Melville's use of Pacific cartography, the art of tattooing, and his interest in evolutionary science.Using a variety of methodologies and approaches--postcolonial theory, cultural studies, linguistics, performance theory--"Whole Oceans Away" offers a valuable body of criticism for students of nineteenth-century American literature and history, cultural studies, and Pacific Rim studies
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- Dewey number
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- 813/.3
- 813/.3
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS2387
- LC item number
- .W48 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1947-2006
- 1944-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Barnum, Jill
- Kelley, Wyn
- Sten, Christopher
- Melville Society
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Melville, Herman
- Melville, Herman
- Authors, American
- Sea stories, American
- Oceania
- Oceania
- Label
- "Whole oceans away" : Melville and the Pacific, edited by Jill Barnum, Wyn Kelley, and Christopher Sten, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Based on papers presented at the Fourth International Melville Society Conference held in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on June 3-7, 2003
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Control code
- frd876592814
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxi, 350 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781631010163
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781631010163
- (Sirsi) b1369537
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- "Whole oceans away" : Melville and the Pacific, edited by Jill Barnum, Wyn Kelley, and Christopher Sten, (electronic resource)
- Note
- Based on papers presented at the Fourth International Melville Society Conference held in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on June 3-7, 2003
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Control code
- frd876592814
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxi, 350 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781631010163
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781631010163
- (Sirsi) b1369537
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Subject
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Freading Electronic Book
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Travel -- Oceania
- Oceania -- Description and travel
- Oceania -- In literature
- Sea stories, American -- History and criticism
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