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Mr Bligh's Bad Language
Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty

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Author: Greg Dening, University of Melbourne

Date Published: April 1994
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521467186

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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 which 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 at 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.
- Topic of perennial fascination on page and screen
- Unique and original perspective on a well-known story
- Explores the mystery of Captain Bligh's reputation being at odds with historical fact
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'This is a marvellous magical mystery tour we are offered, written in an allusive and quicksilver prose - no bad language here.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

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Product details
- Date Published: April 1994
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521467186
- length: 460 pages
- dimensions: 215 x 138 x 27 mm
- weight: 0.519kg
- contains: 30 b/w illus. 10 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Act 1. The Ship
Entr'Acte: Sharks that walk on the land
Entr'Acte: Ralph Wewitzer: The First Captain Bligh
Act 2. The Beach
Act 3. The Island
Epilogue
Notes
Reference Bibliography
Index.
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Greg Dening, University of Melbourne