LEADER 03319nam 22007213u 450 001 9910787755603321 005 20230803032102.0 010 $a1-77558-607-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000496409 035 $a(EBL)1563953 035 $a(OCoLC)863821886 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001061613 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11985636 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061613 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11099528 035 $a(PQKB)10605475 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1563953 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000496409 100 $a20160418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRifled Sanctuaries$b[electronic resource] $eSome Views of the Pacific Islands in Western Literature to 1900 210 $aAuckland $cAuckland University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (94 p.) 225 0 $aThe Macmillan Brown lectures Rifled sanctuaries 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-77558-143-8 327 $aCover; Copyright ; Dedication ; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Fall from Grace; 2 Rescue and Captivity; 3 Views from the Beach; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W 330 $aThe Pacific Islands began to appear in Western literature soon after European navigators made landfall there. From the first, there was seldom a statement of plain facts. Explorers brought their own viewpoints while editors, poets and novelists went on to interpret and moralise the first accounts. Portraying Pacific peoples as sensual, indolent, childlike and - frequently - wicked, such stories implied the duty of Europeans to rule and of the natives to be grateful. Modified though it sometimes was by the more accepting attitudes of beachcombers, by the exploitative activities of traders, and 606 $aAmerican literature -- History and criticism 606 $aEnglish literature -- History and criticism 606 $aFrench literature -- History and criticism 606 $aIslands of the Pacific -- Description and travel 606 $aIslands of the Pacific -- In literature 606 $aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aFrench literature$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish$2HILCC 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 606 $aEnglish Literature$2HILCC 615 4$aAmerican literature -- History and criticism. 615 4$aEnglish literature -- History and criticism. 615 4$aFrench literature -- History and criticism. 615 4$aIslands of the Pacific -- Description and travel. 615 4$aIslands of the Pacific -- In literature. 615 0$aEnglish literature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aAmerican literature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aFrench literature$xHistory and criticism 615 7$aEnglish 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 615 7$aEnglish Literature 676 $a820/.9/36 700 $aPearson$b Bill$f1922-2002.$01096108 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787755603321 996 $aRifled sanctuaries$93713063 997 $aUNINA