Interpreting Melville’s Typee: a Victorian age journey to
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Interpreting Melville’s Typee: a Victorian age journey to understanding savage and civilized societies

Herman Melville’s novel, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life, is said to depict common travel writing themes such as confusion, discomfort, discovery and natural beauty. However, a more careful examination of the text reveals that there are strong social critiques of racism and imperialism and a strugg...

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Main Authors:	Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam, Taha, Susan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40742/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40742/1/15%20Page%20201-212%20%28JSSH-0916-2013%29.pdf

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