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Mr Bligh's Bad Language
Greg Dening
其他書名
Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty
出版Cambridge University Press, 1994-03-25
主題History / GeneralHistory / Australia & New ZealandHistory / Europe / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Military / NavalHistory / OceaniaLiterary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
ISBN05214671879780521467186
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=qjRuCRGdOEYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋By juxtaposing an account of the mutiny with an analysis of its evolving place in history and culture, Mr. Bligh's Bad Language offers a new interpretation of the mutiny in the context of its historical and cultural representations. Beginning with an analysis of naval life and ritual aboard the Bounty, Greg Dening argues that the famous mutiny did not take place due to punitive violence, as Captain Bligh is shown to be one of the least violent of British Navy captains. Instead, he argues, Captain Bligh misunderstood the theatrical nature of shipboard life, especially his role as captain. Moving to a larger stage, the scope of the book shifts to the reception of the mutiny in England in the eighteenth century. Connecting the voyage of the Bounty with the cultural exploration and revolutions of the age, Greg Dening shows that a mythology arose almost immediately around the participants of the mutiny and their actions, a mythology that has been continually reinterpreted into twentieth century literature and film.