| Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas, Volume Two, Scholarly Edition Contributor(s): Melville, Herman (Author), Hayford, Harrison (Editor), Tanselle, G. Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810101602 ISBN-13: 9780810101609 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1968 Annotation: Melvilles continuing adventures in the South Seasnow for the first time in Penguin Classics Following the commercial and critical success of "Typee," Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with "Omoo," Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, "Omoo" chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melvilles personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, Melville gives a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century filled with colorful characters and vivid descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 67011991 |
| Series: Melville |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 6.1" W x 9.23" (1.36 lbs) 381 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Melville's second book, Omoo, begins where his first book, Typee, left off. As the author said, It embraces adventures in the South Seas (of a totally different character from 'Typee') and includes an eventful cruise in an English Colonial Whaleman (a Sydney Ship) and a comical residence on the island of Tahiti. The popular success of his first novel encouraged Melville to write a sequel, hoping it would be a fitting successor. Typee describes Polynesian life in its primitive state, while Omoo represents it as affected by non-native influences. This scholarly edition aims to present a text as close to the author's intention as surviving evidence permits. Based on collations of all editions publishing during Melville's lifetime, it incorporates author corrections and many emendations made by the present editors. This edition of Omoo is an Approved Text of the Center for Editions of American Authors (Modern Language Association of America). |