Rifled Sanctuaries : Some Views of the Pacific Islands in Western Literature to 1900

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Bill, 1922-2002.

Series:

The Macmillan Brown lectures Rifled sanctuaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--History and criticism.

English literature--History and criticism.

French literature--History and criticism.

Islands of the Pacific--Description and travel.

Islands of the Pacific--In literature.

English literature.

American literature.

French literature.

Local Subjects:

American literature--History and criticism.

English literature--History and criticism.

French literature--History and criticism.

Islands of the Pacific--Description and travel.

Islands of the Pacific--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Place of Publication:

Auckland : Auckland University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 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

Contents:

Cover; 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781775586074

1775586073

OCLC:

863821886