Captain Cook in the Underworld PDF
by Robert Sullivan
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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.
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- Publisher:Auckland University Press
- Publication Date:01/11/2013
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- ISBN:9781775585206
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- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Auckland University Press
- Publication Date:01/11/2013
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- ISBN:9781775585206