Author: ROBERT SULLIVAN
Title: Captain Cook in the Underworld
Description: Auckland University Press, 2002. Paperback. Pp: 50. Captain Cook in the Underworld is a book-length poem by a gifted poet, an archetypal exploration of Western mythology and legend as it `discovers' itself in the South Pacific.Originally commissioned as the libretto for a new work with composer John Psathas for the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Wellington's Orpheus Choir, this is a highly stylised, `operatic' account of the voyages of Captain Cook. Sullivan employs a bold risk-taking approach and offers fresh perspectives on Cook's Pacific explorations.As the poem unfolds, European myth (Orpheus, Venus, Cook) makes space for Polynesian myth (Lono, Maui, Reinga). In the final pages, Cook's soul faces up to the damage his expeditions have inflicted on the indigenous peoples of the Pacific. This theme of European guilt and recognition will have a strong and shocking impact. ISBN: 9781869402815. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781869402815
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Title: Captain Cook in the Underworld
Description: Auckland University Press, 2002. Paperback. Pp: 50. Captain Cook in the Underworld is a book-length poem by a gifted poet, an archetypal exploration of Western mythology and legend as it `discovers' itself in the South Pacific.Originally commissioned as the libretto for a new work with composer John Psathas for the fiftieth anniversary celebration of Wellington's Orpheus Choir, this is a highly stylised, `operatic' account of the voyages of Captain Cook. Sullivan employs a bold risk-taking approach and offers fresh perspectives on Cook's Pacific explorations.As the poem unfolds, European myth (Orpheus, Venus, Cook) makes space for Polynesian myth (Lono, Maui, Reinga). In the final pages, Cook's soul faces up to the damage his expeditions have inflicted on the indigenous peoples of the Pacific. This theme of European guilt and recognition will have a strong and shocking impact. ISBN: 9781869402815. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781869402815
Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1946357
- Book number: 1946357
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