Typee : a peep at Polynesian life ; Omoo : a narrative of adventures in the South Seas ; Mardi, and a voyage thither
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
Contributors
Tanselle, G. Thomas 1934-
Campbell, Bruce, book designer.
Scudellari, R. D., bookjacket designer.
Published
New York : Literary Classics of the United States :, [1982].
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Book
ISBN
0940450003, 9780940450004, 0521262194, 9780521262194, 9780940450035, 0940450038, 0094045003, 9780094045002
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1,333 pages ; 21 cm.
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Published
New York : Literary Classics of the United States :, [1982].
Language
English
ISBN
0940450003, 9780940450004, 0521262194, 9780521262194, 9780940450035, 0940450038, 0094045003, 9780094045002

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General Note
"G. Thomas Tanselle wrote the notes and chronology and selected the texts for this volume"--Preliminary page [3].
General Note
"G. Thomas Tanselle wrote the notes and chronology and selectedthe texts for this volume"--Prelim. page [3].
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Typee is a fast-moving adventure tale, an autobiographical account of the author's Polynesian stay, an examination of the nature of good and evil, and a frank exploration of sensuality and exotic ritual.
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Omoo is a sequel to Melville's first South Sea narrative Typee, also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific.
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Mardi: Beginning as a travelogue in the vein of the author's two previous efforts, the adventure story gives way to a romance story, which in its turn gives way to a philosophical quest.
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"These three early novels are stirring romances of the South Seas; many of these fictional details resemble some of the events in Melville's own life in the early 1840s"--Jacket.
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LC Subjects
Action and adventure fiction.
American fiction -- 19th century.
Indigenous peoples -- Fiction.
Literature, Modern.
Literature.
Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) -- Fiction.
Oceania -- Fiction.
Sailors -- Fiction.
Sea fiction.
Sea stories.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Melville, H., Tanselle, G. T. 1., Campbell, B., & Scudellari, R. D. (1982). Typee: a peep at Polynesian life ; Omoo : a narrative of adventures in the South Seas ; Mardi, and a voyage thither . Literary Classics of the United States :.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Herman Melville et al.. 1982. Typee: A Peep At Polynesian Life ; Omoo : A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas ; Mardi, and a Voyage Thither. Literary Classics of the United States.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Herman Melville et al.. Typee: A Peep At Polynesian Life ; Omoo : A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas ; Mardi, and a Voyage Thither Literary Classics of the United States, 1982.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Melville, Herman, G. Thomas 1934- Tanselle, Bruce Campbell, and R. D. Scudellari. Typee: A Peep At Polynesian Life ; Omoo : A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas ; Mardi, and a Voyage Thither Literary Classics of the United States :, 1982.

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