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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
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Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionLiterary Fiction
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ISBN10: 0486831752
ISBN13: 9780486831756
Publisher: Dover Pubn Inc
Published: Sep 18 2019
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.90 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780486831756
Publisher: Dover Pubn Inc
Published: Sep 18 2019
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.90 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
In this classic of travel and adventure literature, Herman Melville drew upon his adventures in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands as a prisoner of the Typee people. Like the novel's narrator, Melville jumped ship from a whaling vessel and was held in benign captivity by an indigenous tribe with a reputation for ferocity and cannibalism. His startling and romantic glimpses of native peoples and their customs thrilled Victorian readers, making this the most popular of Melville's books in its day.
The study of a culture that both impressed and alarmed the author, this 1846 narrative is also the exciting story of a stranded sailor's attempts to escape from an idyllic but ultimately stultifying existence. Melville's book enjoyed a reputation as a reliable source of firsthand anthropological lore for decades before his use of poetic license came to light. Nevertheless, modern readers appreciate the tale as an intriguing mix of experience and imagination, a combination that enlivened and informed Melville's other works.
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