Celebrity culture and the myth of Oceania in Britain : 1770-1823 /

An intriguing case study on how popular images of Oceania, mediated through a developing culture of celebrity, contributed to the formation of British identity both domestically and as a nascent imperial power in the eighteenth century.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scobie, Ruth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2019.
Colección:Studies in the eighteenth century.
Temas:
1700-1799
Celebrities > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Célébrités > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Australasian & Pacific history.
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Celebrities
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontcover; Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'See modern Fame'; 1 Otaheite and the scandal of celebrity; 2 The immortality of James Cook; 3 Consuming the Bounty mutiny; 4 Botany Bay and the limits of the public sphere; Epilogue: The 'Unknown Public', and Tahíti as It Was; Bibliography; Index

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