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  1. Rifled sanctuaries
    some views of the Pacific Islands in Western literature to 1900
    Published: 1984
    Publisher:  Auckland University Press ; [Oxford] ; [New York], [Auckland] ; Oxford University Press

    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0196480299; 9780196480299; 9781869406868
    Series: The Macmillan Brown lectures ; 1982
    Subjects: English literature; American literature; French literature; Ozeanien <Motiv>; Literatur
    Scope: 1 online resource (94 pages), illustrations
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  2. Rifled Sanctuaries
    Some Views of the Pacific Islands in Western Literature to 1900
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  Auckland University Press, New York

    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... more

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    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

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780196480299
    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; Electronic books
    Scope: Online-Ressource (167 p)
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    Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Fall from Grace; 2 Rescue and Captivity; 3 Views from the Beach; References; Index; Footnotes; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Back Cover