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Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theater on H. M. Armed Vessel Bounty by Dening, Greg, author is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Captain Bligh And The Voyage Of The Bounty Are The Starting Point Of This New Study Of The Famous Mutiny In History, Literature And Film. By Juxtaposing An Account Of The Mutiny With An Analysis Of Its Evolving Place In History And Culture, Mr. Bligh's Bad Language Offers A New Interpretation Of The Mutiny In The Context Of Its Historical And Cultural Representations. Beginning With An Analysis Of Naval Life And Ritual Aboard The Bounty, Greg Dening Argues That The Famous Mutiny Did Not Take Place Due To Punitive Violence, As Captain Bligh Is Shown To Be One Of The Least Violent Of British Navy Captains. Instead, He Argues, Captain Bligh Misunderstood The Theatrical Nature Of Shipboard Life, Especially His Role As Captain. Moving To A Larger Stage, The Scope Of The Book Shifts To The Reception Of The Mutiny In England In The Eighteenth Century. Connecting The Voyage Of The Bounty With The Cultural Exploration And Revolutions Of The Age, Greg Dening Shows That A Mythology Arose Almost Immediately Around The Participants Of The Mutiny And Their Actions, A Mythology That Has Been Continually Reinterpreted Into Twentieth Century Literature And Film. Gracefully Written, Mr. Bligh's Bad

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Author

Dening, Greg, author

Publisher

Cambridge, Eng. ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521383707

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Memoir, History

Rating

4.07 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13