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Sailor Talk, Cannibal Talk, and Missionary Talk in the Maritime Novels of Melville, Conrad, Stevenson, and London

Panel: 
Maritime Novel
Abstract: 

An investigation of the spoken discourses encountered by Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack London in the South Pacific and how sailor talk, cannibal talk, and missionary talk shaped the action, understanding, and language of their novels.

Presenter Information
First Name: 
Mary K
Last Name: 
Bercaw Edwards
Institution: 
University of Connecticut