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Captain Cook in the Underworld

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Originally commissioned as the libretto for a work by composer John Psathas for the 50th birthday celebration of the Orpheus Choir, this book-length poem offers fresh perspectives on the familiar story of Cook's Pacific explorations. Employing a broad bicultural approach to reinterpret the Orpheus myth for the South Pacific, Sullivan uses a wide range of styles--from 18th-century dialogue to 21st-century hip hop cadences--to create a revisionist Cook who must accept responsibility for the damage his expeditions have inflicted on the indigenous peoples of the Pacific.
Request Code : ZLIBIO266282
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Year:
2003
Publisher:
Auckland University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
64
ISBN 10:
1869402812
ISBN 13:
9781869402815
ISBN:
9781869402815,1869402812

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