Whipscars and tattoos : the last of the Mohicans, Moby-Dick, and the Maori

Whipscars and tattoos : the last of the Mohicans, Moby-Dick, and the Maori / Geoffrey Sanborn.

Through careful historical research, Geoffrey Sanborn reveals how both James Fenimore Cooper and Herman Melville relied heavily on contemporary accounts of the indigenous natives of New Zealand, the Maori, to develop the iconic characters they created in The Last of the Mohicans and Moby-Dick.

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Main Author: Sanborn, Geoffrey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Cooper, James Fenimore, > 1789-1851. > Last of the Mohicans > Sources.
Cooper, James Fenimore, > 1789-1851 > Characters > Magua.
Cooper, James Fenimore, > 1789-1851 > Knowledge > New Zealand.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891. > Moby Dick > Sources.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Characters > Queequeg.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Knowledge > New Zealand.
Cooper, James Fenimore, > 1789-1851
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891
Last of the Mohicans (Cooper, James Fenimore)
Moby Dick (Melville, Herman)
Māori (New Zealand people) in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > AMERICAN > GENERAL.
Māori (New Zealand people) in literature
Tuhinga kōrero.
Rangatiratanga.
Ariki.
Mana.
Tapu.
New Zealand
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