South Sea Tales

South Sea TalesIn South Sea Tales Stevenson shows himself to be a virtuoso of narrative styles. But beyond their generic diversity the stories are linked by their concern with representing the multiracial society of which their author had become a member. In this collection the first to bring together all his shorter Pacific fiction in one volume Stevenson emerges as a witness both to the cross cultural encounters of nineteenth century imperialism and to the

In South Sea Tales Stevenson shows himself to be a virtuoso of narrative styles. But beyond their generic diversity the stories are linked by their concern with representing the multiracial society of which their author had become a member. In this collection--the first to bring together all his shorter Pacific fiction in one volume--Stevenson emerges as a witness both to the cross-cultural encounters of nineteenth-century imperialism and to the creation of the global culture which characterizes the post-colonial world.
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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/01/2008
ISBN: 9780199536085
Pages: 289
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 7.74h x 6.58w x 0.65d