Mr Bligh's Bad Language - Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty (Paperback, Revised)

The very phrase 'The Mutiny on the Bounty' is still a potent one, bringing up visions of the several films made of that extraordinary account: especially of Mr Blight, the ship's brutal commander. Or was he especially brutal? This book is probably the most thorough account we are ever likely to have of the people and events on the Bounty, and the beaches of Tahiti. The book's subtitle is 'passion, power and theatre on the Bounty', and there are all these in plenty. No-one emerges a hero, but the mistakes and miscalculations which comprised the major nautical melodrama of the 18th century. (Kirkus UK)

Captain Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty have become proverbial in their capacity to evoke the extravagant and violent abuse of power. But William Bligh was one of the least violent disciplinarians in the British navy. It is this paradox that inspired Greg Dening to ask why the mutiny took place. His book explores the theatrical nature of what was enacted in the power-play on deck, on the beaches of Tahiti and in the murderous settlement at Pitcairn, on the altar stones and temples of sacrifice, and on the catheads from which men were hanged. Part of the key lies in the curious puzzle of Mr Bligh's bad language.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Canto original series
Release date:	March 1994
First published:	1992
Authors:	Greg Dening
Dimensions:	213 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	460
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-46718-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Naval forces & warfare Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Maritime history
LSN:	0-521-46718-7
Barcode:	9780521467186

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