Pacific Possessions - The Pursuit of Authenticity in Nineteenth-Century Oceanian Travel Accounts

About the author

Chris J. Thomas is lecturer in communication skills at Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

Summary

Expands the literary canon on Polynesia and Melanesia beyond the giants, such as Herman Melville and Jack London, to include travel narratives by British and American visitors. These accounts were widely read and reviewed when they first appeared but have largely been ignored by scholars.

Product details

• Authors: Chris J Thomas, Chris J. Thomas
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780817320942
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-2094-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 231 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 422 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Travel > Travel guides > Australia, New Zealand, Oceania