Captain Cook in the Underworld

Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Cover of the book Captain Cook in the Underworld by Robert Sullivan, Auckland University Press
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Author: Robert Sullivan ISBN: 9781775580348
Publisher: Auckland University Press Publication: February 1, 2003
Imprint: Auckland University Press Language: English
Author: Robert Sullivan
ISBN: 9781775580348
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Publication: February 1, 2003
Imprint: Auckland University Press
Language: English

Originally commissioned as the libretto for a work by composer John Psathas for the 50th birthday celebration of the Orpheus Choir, this book-length poem offers fresh perspectives on the familiar story of Cook's Pacific explorations. Employing a broad bicultural approach to reinterpret the Orpheus myth for the South Pacific, Sullivan uses a wide range of styles—from 18th-century dialogue to 21st-century hip hop cadences—to create a revisionist Cook who must accept responsibility for the damage his expeditions have inflicted on the indigenous peoples of the Pacific.

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Originally commissioned as the libretto for a work by composer John Psathas for the 50th birthday celebration of the Orpheus Choir, this book-length poem offers fresh perspectives on the familiar story of Cook's Pacific explorations. Employing a broad bicultural approach to reinterpret the Orpheus myth for the South Pacific, Sullivan uses a wide range of styles—from 18th-century dialogue to 21st-century hip hop cadences—to create a revisionist Cook who must accept responsibility for the damage his expeditions have inflicted on the indigenous peoples of the Pacific.

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