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Cannibal old me : spoken sources in Melville's early works / Mary K. Bercaw Edwards.

Author/creator Edwards, Mary K. Bercaw
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoKent, Ohio : Kent State University Press,
Descriptionxxii, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction -- "Where the wild things are" : questioning Typee --"Six months at sea! Yes, reader, as I live" : sailor talk -- "They say they don't like sailor's flesh, it's too salt" : cannibal talk -- "Their gestures shame the very brutes" : missionary talk -- "Cannibal old me" : the development of Melville's narrative voice.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-233) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008035880
ISBN9780873389785 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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