Pacific possessions : the pursuit of authenticity in nineteenth-century Oceanian travel accounts / / Chris J. Thomas
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| Autore: |
Thomas Chris J.
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| Titolo: |
Pacific possessions : the pursuit of authenticity in nineteenth-century Oceanian travel accounts / / Chris J. Thomas
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , [2021] |
| ©2021 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (184 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 820.9/328509034 |
| Soggetto topico: | Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature |
| Travelers' writings, English - Polynesia - History and criticism | |
| Travelers' writings, English - Melanesia - History and criticism | |
| Travelers' writings, American - Polynesia - History and criticism | |
| Travelers' writings, American - Melanesia - History and criticism | |
| English prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism | |
| American prose literature - 19th century - History and criticism | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. George Vason's Tongan Tattoos -- 2. A Häole's Hawaiian Hula -- 3. Constance Gordon-Cumming's Fijian Cannibal Fork -- 4. Robert Louis Stevenson's Gilbert Islands Photographs -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Reframes Polynesia and Melanesia through analysis of nineteenth-century travel writing"-- |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Pacific possessions |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-9358-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820348203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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