Omoo (Penguin Classics)
出版时间:
2007-07
ISBN:
9780143104926
定价:
118.20
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
304页
正文语种:
英语
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FollowingthecommercialandcriticalsuccessofTypee,HermanMelvillecontinuedhisseriesofSouthSeaadventure-romanceswithOmoo.NamedafterthePolynesiantermforarover,orsomeonewhoroamsfromislandtoisland,OmoochroniclesthetumultuouseventsaboardaSouthSeawhalingvesselandisbasedonMelville'spersonalexperiencesasacrewmemberonashipsailingthePacific.Fromrecuitingamongthenativesforsailorstohandlingdesertersandevenmutiny,Melvillegivesafirst-personaccountoflifeasasailorduringthenineteenthcenturyfilledwithcolourfulcharactersandvividdescriptionsofthefar-flunglocalesofPolynesia. HermanMelville(1819-1891),authorofMobyDick,Typee,andBillyBudd,isconsideredoneofthegreatestAmericannovelists.MaryK.BercawEdwardsisassociateprofessorofEnglishattheUniversityofConnecticut,pastpresidentoftheMelvilleSociety,andauthorofMelville'sSources.
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内容简介:
FollowingthecommercialandcriticalsuccessofTypee,HermanMelvillecontinuedhisseriesofSouthSeaadventure-romanceswithOmoo.NamedafterthePolynesiantermforarover,orsomeonewhoroamsfromislandtoisland,OmoochroniclesthetumultuouseventsaboardaSouthSeawhalingvesselandisbasedonMelville'spersonalexperiencesasacrewmemberonashipsailingthePacific.Fromrecuitingamongthenativesforsailorstohandlingdesertersandevenmutiny,Melvillegivesafirst-personaccountoflifeasasailorduringthenineteenthcenturyfilledwithcolourfulcharactersandvividdescriptionsofthefar-flunglocalesofPolynesia.
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作者简介:
HermanMelville(1819-1891),authorofMobyDick,Typee,andBillyBudd,isconsideredoneofthegreatestAmericannovelists.MaryK.BercawEdwardsisassociateprofessorofEnglishattheUniversityofConnecticut,pastpresidentoftheMelvilleSociety,andauthorofMelville'sSources.
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