Typee A Peep at Polynesian Life
Typee A Peep at Polynesian Life
- ISBN 13:
9780486831756
- ISBN 10:
0486831752
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 09/18/2019
- Publisher: Dover Publications
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Summary
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.